Online Desk: Amid the current severe heatwave, rain brings sigh of relief in Sylhet on Monday night. Rain began at 8:00pm on Monday at three upazilas in Sylhet — Companiganj, Jainta and Kanaighat– which subsequently turned into torrential rain.

Meteorologist Shah Mohammad Sajib Hossain at Sylhet Meteorological Office said, “We forecast about rain earlier. Rain begins at several places including Companiganj in Sylhet. Rain is likely to fall in Sylhet city and its outskirts.” The Met office expected rain in the entire district overnight. The inhabitants in Companiganj, Jainta and Kanaighat heaved a sigh of relief following the sudden shower.

Ishwardi upazila in Pabna district on Monday recorded the highest temperature at 43 degrees Celsius in Bangladesh this year, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

In Dhaka, the temperature dropped to 38.1 degrees Celsius on Monday from the highest of 40.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Severe heat wave is sweeping over Khulna division and the districts of Dhaka, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Manikganj, Narayanganj, Rajshahi and Pabna.

Rajshahi and Chuadanga recorded at 42.6 degrees Celsius and 42.5 degrees Celsius respectively.