Signal 1 for river ports issued

Risingbd Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) here on Monday issued warning signal number one for river ports of 18 districts in the country.

The warning has been issued for Rangpur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogura, Tangail, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Faridpur, Jashore, Kushtia, Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Cox's bazar and Sylhet, according to a BMD massage released this morning.

Rain or thundershowers accompanied with temporary West or North-Westerly gusty or squally wind speed 45-60 kph is likely to occur in many places over the country in the next 12 hours commencing 6:00pm today, it added.

Source: BSS


risingbd/Dhaka/May 21, 2018/Saif/AI