DE Online Report
Heat is becoming intense across the country. And people are fed up with that. The pitch of the road is melting in summer. Due to severe heatwave, holidays have been declared in all the educational institutions of the country.
The government on Saturday ordered closure of all schools, madrasahs and collages for next seven days as the weather office reported a “severe heat wave” to be sweeping over the country, fearing the mercury level could break the record.
Meanwhile, the country’s highest temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jashore on Saturday. The second highest temperature was at Chuadanga at 42.3 degrees Celsius.
According to meteorologists, the maximum temperature in the country crossed 40 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Dhaka has crossed 40 degree Celsius. Extreme heatwave has started in some areas of Khulna division. Severe heat wave is starting in Dhaka. The temperature may increase in the next two to three days.
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Meteorologist Kazi Zebunnesa told the media, “Today, the highest temperature in the country was recorded at 42.6 degrees Celsius in Jashore. The second highest temperature was at Chuadanga at 42.3 degrees Celsius.
Earlier, 44.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jashore in 1964. He said, “The maximum temperature recorded in Dhaka is 40.4 degrees Celsius. Last year the maximum temperature recorded in Dhaka was 40.6 degrees Celsius. There may be light rain at two isolated places in Sylhet and Chattogram region in the coming days. In fact, there is no rain during the rest of this month.
Jebunnesa said that the temperature may increase in the next two or three days, and the temperature will remain roughly the same until April 30. No widespread heavy rain is forecast. Compared to before, the amount of water vapor is decreasing now. This is a good point. The discomfort will be less. But the temperature is gradually increasing.
Earlier on Friday, the highest temperature in the country was recorded at 41.5 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga. The maximum temperature in Dhaka was 38.4 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, two people died from heat stroke in Chuadanga and Pabna districts respectively on Saturday as the country continues to experience a heat wave for the past few days, forcing the authorities concerned to close all schools, madrasas and colleges till April 27.
The deceased were identified as Jakir Hossain, 33, son of Amir Hossain of Thakurpur village under Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga and Sukumar Das, 60, a resident of Shalgaria Jakir Moar in Pabna district town.
Amir Hossain said his son Jakir went to a cropland to irrigate in the village in the morning. After around one hour, they came to know that Jakir fell sick due to the heat.
Later, he breathed his last on the way to Damurhuda Upazila Health Complex, said the father.
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The health complex’s Resident Medical Officer D Mohibullah said they heard that a farmer died from the heat stroke while working in the cropland.
Pabna General Hospital’s on-duty physician Dr Zahedul Islam said Sukumar suddenly fell sick amid the scorching heat while taking tea at a tea stall in the city’s Rupkotha Moar at noon.
Later, locals rushed him to the hospital where physicians declared him dead upon arrival, he said.
On the other hand, Chuadanga recorded the season’s highest temperature at 42.3 degree Celsius on Saturday afternoon.
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Tahmina Nasrin, weather observer at Chuadanga First Class Meteorological Observatory, said after a continuous intense heat wave, the temperature has increased further and a very severe heat wave has started.
The heat wave is going on because there is no rain. If it rains, the temperature will drop considerably, she said, adding that there is no rain forecast for now. However, if there is a storm, it may rain with it.
Moreover, the season’s highest 41.6 degree Celsius temperature was recorded in Pabna’s Ishwardi on Saturday afternoon.
