Staff Correspondent

When the entire Bangladesh had been reeling under sweltering heatwave since the onset of the summer, rain lashed almost entire country for three consecutive days brings much needed respites from uncomfortable hot weather.

"Bangladesh including Khulna and Rajshahi division are witnessing rainfall with thunderstorms. We are predicting more rains may occur across the country, Tariful Newaz Kabir, meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said this morning.

Referring to latest update data of BMD, he said the country will witness moderate to heavy rainfall with thundershower till next week.

The long awaited rainfall has brought great relief for the people, particularly working class segment of population including day laborers, the meteorologist said adding the longest spell of heatwave beaching all time record in the history of Bangladesh severely affected life and livelihoods of the working class people.

"Finally, we have got much needed relief from deadly heatwave ... analyzing different indexes of long-term weather, Bangladesh will not face extreme heatwave event like previous month of April which saw record-breaking heatwave 28 days, except only two days of the entire month did not witness heatwave," Kabir added.

"Severe heatwave is unlikely to sweep over the country . . . but moderate to light heatwave may prevail in southwestern and northwestern regions of the country from mid-May," Omar Faruq, meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), told BSS on May 7.

He said the entire country may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms (locally known Kalboishaki) from May 7 and it will continue till May 14 meaning temperature will continue to fall during the period.