Rainfall-record

A low pressure area has formed over the northwestern Bay of Bengal. It may intensify into a well marked low pressure area within the next 24 hours. Due to its influence, the northern Bay of Bengal has become rough, prompting the issuance of Local Warning Signal No. 3 at the seaports. At the same time, spells of rain are likely in parts of the country’s southern and northeastern regions. These details were provided in today’s Sunday weather forecast issued by the private organization Bangladesh W...

Dhaka has been experiencing continuous rainfall over the past several days. The intensity of the rain increased further from Saturday night (July 11). Heavy downpours continued for several hours at dawn. Intermittent rainfall is still continuing. A visit to different roads in the capital showed that rainwater has submerged the surrounding alleys of Dhanmondi 27, Dhanmondi 32, Tejturi Bazar, Sukrabad and Monipur High School. People from different walks of life were seen rushing to their de...

Due to the active rain belt ‘Dhara’ across the country, moderate to heavy rainfall is likely in 60 to 70 percent of the country today as well. In some places in the Dhaka, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, continuous heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur. The Bangladesh Weather Observation Team Limited, a private weather agency, provided the information in its forecast issued on Sunday. The rain belt, which became active on July 5, may remain active until July 13. According t...