<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A mild heat wave is sweeping parts of the country including Dhaka.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“ It is sweeping Rajshahi , Sylhet divisions, Dhaka, Tangail, Madaripur, Rangpur, Netrakona, Rangamati, Cumilla, Feni, Jashore and&nbsp; Kushtia districts and it may abate from some places,” said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Country’s highest temperature was recoded at 37 degree Celcius in Feni and Rangpur districts on Sunday while Dhaka’s temperature was recorded at 36.7 degree Celcius.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The BMD also forecast light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at most places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions ; at many places over Rajshahi &amp; Dhaka divisions and at a few places over Rangpur,Mymensingh &amp; Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country in 24 hours coomecing 9am on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Day and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It also predicted that rainfall may increase during the period.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The low pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal coast &amp; adjoining area has intensified into a well-marked low over central part of North Bay and adjoining area.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The axis of monsoon trough runs through Punjab, Haryana,Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, center of the well-marked low to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh, said the bulletin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">bnbd24/kh</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>