Moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm swept over different parts of the capital on Wednesday morning brought a little relief to the city dwellers who were suffering from scorching heat in the last one week, reports UNB.
Officials at the Meteorology Department on Tuesday said light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chittagong, Barisal and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country on Wednesday.
With the mercury maintaining its upward trend for the last few days, the scorching heat continued to sweep over the country, making daily life miserable.