The Met Office on Tuesday said that the sweltering temperature would go down from Wednesday night and heavy rainfall might occur from May 2.
It was stated by the Met Office in a press briefing on Tuesday (April 30) morning. Meteorologist Shahinul Alam addressed the press briefing.
He said the ongoing heatwave will start declining from Wednesday night. On the following day, the country's eastern region is likely to witness rainfall. The sweltering heat will also go down across the country on that day. It will continue till May 10.
Shahinul Islam further forecasts that heavy rain fall might take place in different parts of the country on May 4 and 5. The temperature will also come down at tolerable level. However, it will take time for the heatwave to go down its intensity in Khulna and Rajshahi region.
Meanwhile, Dr Abul Kalam Mallick, meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told BSS on Tuesday that "northeastern, central parts including Sylhet division and some parts of Mymensingh and Dhaka division are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall between May 2 and 7,"
Large swaths of Khulna and Rajshahi division are sweltering through a heatwave as the Met office logged highest temperature above 40 degree Celsius in most stations located in the two divisions since April 1, Mallick said there is very little chance of rainfall in the south-western and north-western regions during the early May.
