The heatwave that has been persisting for over a week is likely to continue for the next seven days amid a chance of temperatures rising further, meteorologists said.
People from all walks of life, especially rickshaw pullers, farmers, and day labourers working under the scorching sun, are suffering the most.
A severe heatwave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Bagerhat, Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia, and a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rangpur, and Barishal divisions, the remaining parts of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions, and Moulvibazar district, and may continue, the Bangladesh Metrological Department said in its latest bulletin for 72 hours starting at 9:00am on Thursday.
Chuadanga recorded the year鈥檚 highest 40.8C temperature on Wednesday, according to BMD.
Day and night temperatures may rise slightly across the country on Friday and Saturday, while discomfort may increase due to excess moisture.
The temperature may rise further in the next five days, starting Sunday, according to BMD.
鈥楾he severe heatwave means a temperature over 40C. It will continue in districts that are facing similar temperatures at the moment. The heatwave is likely to continue for a week,鈥� meteorologist Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik told 抖阴精品.
Rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind, are likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions amid a chance of hailstorms in isolated places, said BMD.
Mallick said that there could be some rain in the Sylhet division in the next few days.
The Met Office data showed that Dhaka recorded a maximum temperature of 36.3 掳C on Wednesday.
Against the backdrop, the number of diarrhoea patients rose slightly at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, in the capital, despite many people who left Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, have yet to return.
鈥楢bout 300鈥�400 diarrhoea patients usually take treatment at our hospital. The number has been between 432 and 470 for the past three days. When diarrhoea reaches its peak in the summer season, the number of hospital admissions can be over 700,鈥� said icddr,b spokesperson Tarikul Islam.
He feared that the number of patients could be higher in the coming days once Eid holidaymakers, especially the low-income group, returned to the city.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital director Brigadier General Md Nazmul Haque urged people not to roam around or stay under the scorching sun unnecessarily to avoid heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
鈥楶eople, who do not have any option but to work under sunlight, have to take more liquids,鈥� he said.
