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Published : 11 Jul 2026, 03:06 PM
Storm warning signals have been lowered at Bangladesh's seaports, but heavy to very heavy rain is set to lash five divisions as active monsoon conditions persist.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) gave the all-clear to Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra seaports in a bulletin on Saturday.
Fishing boats and trawlers in the northern Bay of Bengal have still been told to stay cautious through the evening.
Even as seaports stand down, the Met Office has kept signal one in place at several river ports.
A Saturday warning for inland river ports said gusty or squally winds of 45 to 60km an hour from the south or south-east could sweep Rangpur, Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogura, Tangail, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Faridpur, Jashore, Kushtia, Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Cox's Bazar and Sylhet, bringing rain or thundershowers.
River ports across these regions have therefore been told to keep signal No. 1 hoisted.
A separate heavy rainfall warning said an active monsoon current could bring heavy (44 to 88mm) to very heavy (above 88mm) rain to parts of Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the 24 hours from noon on Saturday.
Meteorologist AKM Nazmul Haque told bdnews24.com at midday that heavy rain could persist across five divisions over the coming days.
“The rain trend should ease somewhat after the 14th of July.”
The forecaster also warned of landslide risk in Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachhari districts on Saturday and Sunday, given the heavy rain.
Saturday morning's regular bulletin said a low pressure area was sitting over central Uttar Pradesh in India, with a wide pressure gradient prevailing over the northern Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas.
The monsoon trough's extension runs from Punjab and Haryana in India through the low's centre, Bihar, West Bengal and central Bangladesh, all the way to Assam, with a further extension reaching the northern Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon current remains active over Bangladesh and moderate over the northern Bay.
Under its influence, temporary gusty winds, thunder and light-to-moderate rain or thundershowers could sweep most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the 24 hours from 9am on Saturday.
Moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall could also hit parts of the country during this period, with day and night temperatures likely to stay largely unchanged nationwide.
Rangpur recorded the country's highest temperature in the 24 hours to 9am on Saturday, at 34 degrees Celsius, while Kushtia's Kumarkhali logged the lowest, at 24 degrees Celsius.
Chuadanga logged the highest rainfall in the same period, at 147mm.
The Met Office also measured 106mm in Chattogram's Ambagan, 89mm in Jashore, 80mm in Bandarban, 79mm in Sitakunda, 77mm in Rangamati and 46mm in the capital.
