Being outdoors this season in Dhaka can feel quite icky and lead to a number of problems.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police requested the candidates of SSC and its equivalent examinations to start early for their exam centres as traffic situation turned worst in last couple of days.

While monsoon is supposed to be at its peak in July, the country witnessed less than half the average rainfall during the month this year.

A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur and Jashore and it may continue, said a Met Office bulletin.

"It’s like owning a house in Malibu,” says one resident

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This place of whatever square metres is a cure to everything, a sanctuary whenever one needs it; for privacy or some fresh air the balcony can't compensate.

Dhaka dwellers have been suffering after just two hours of rain submerged many thoroughfares in the capital. The city received a total of 45.2mm rain from 12:00pm to 2:15pm.

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicts rain or thundershowers across the country till tomorrow.

With many streets and roads under ankle to knee-deep water, commuters in the capital faced immense struggle as torrential rain hit Dhaka yesterday and continued till afternoon.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places across the country in the next 24 hours.

Rohingya refugees have witnessed landslides at the camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar amid heavy showers and strong winds forcing the authorities to move at least 100 families to safety yesterday.

Temporary west-northwesterly ‘Kalbaishakhi’ squall in association with rain or thunder showers and lightning flashes is likely to occur in 15 districts during next 18 hours commencing 1:00pm.

Lightning and thunderstorms killed at least 15 people as nor'wester raged through the country yesterday, disrupting life in the capital where heavy rain inundated many roads.

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at a few places over the country in 24-hour ending tomorrow.

Rain swept over Dhaka city, cooling down the busy city for a while.

As the afternoon waned down to a breezy evening across Dhaka city, what was reducing to the red and gold tainted blue sky on the cityscape turned pitch black within minutes. The heavens opened up to drench the crusted landscape below.

Nur Begum, 55, came to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Maungdaw with her young son and daughter in tow. She witnessed her husband

Moderate rainfall yesterday once again inundated parts of several major roads in the capital causing huge traffic congestion in the afternoon.