<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Amidst the boiling heat gripping the nation, residents of Sylhet breathed a sigh of relief as a bout of rain brings some relief from the relentless heat.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sylhet Meteorological Department recorded 84.4 millimetres of rainfall in the past 24 hours, starting 6pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shah Md Sajib Hossain, assistant meteorologist of the Meteorological Department, said that this situation of rainfall may continue.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in 24 hours commencing 6pm on Saturday, reports UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, a very severe heat wave is sweeping over the district of Chuadanga and a severe heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Jashore and Kushtia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka &amp; Barishal divisions and the rest parts of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and the districts of Dinajpur, Rangamati, Chandpur, Feni &amp; Bandarban and it may continue, it added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>