On Tuesday, the temperature rose again in various districts including the capital. Ishwardi, Jessore, Chuadanga, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mangla and Khepupara recorded temperatures above 40 degrees. The temperature in 41 districts was 36 to 39 degrees Celsius. When the temperature mercury is such that the feeling of heat is much greater due to the excess of water vapor in the air. Meteorologists say the temperature will continue to rise today. No weather model from India and abroad is able to give such a glimpse of immediate relief.
Meanwhile, people are dying every day due to heat stroke. 9 people including a police constable died in the capital Dhaka and various districts on Tuesday. More than 33 people died of heat stroke across the country in four days from April 20 to yesterday Tuesday.
In this unbearable heat that is fatal, everyone is now eagerly waiting for heavy rain like Chatak. Muslims reading Salatul Isteska in the open desert. Scattered rainfall in some places including Sylhet has killed the dust on the road but is not giving any relief. Meteorologists say that the fire situation will not improve without continuous heavy rains.
A policeman named Mohammad Shah-Alam (50) died of heat stroke in Baufall of Patuakhali. He was working in police intelligence branch in Dhaka. He went to the village house Baufal on vacation. He fell ill suddenly at 9pm on Monday and was taken to Baufal Hospital from where he was sent to Barisal. He died before reaching Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital. Gulistan Toll Plaza in the capital. A person named Alamgir Shikder (45) has died. The person is believed to have died of heat stroke due to excessive heat. He was brought unconscious to Dhaka Medical College Hospital at around 11 o’clock yesterday and the doctor declared him dead. Alamgir is the son of Shikdar of dead land in West Shekdi area of Jatrabari. Besides, Sirajganj Tarashe farmer Afsar Ali and Md. Hasan Ali, farmer Bakul Hossain of Baraigram in Natore, pepper trader Golam Rabbani in Jamalpur, Ajitun Nesa in Amtali in Barguna, laborer Mujibur Rahman in Burichong in Comilla and a 60-year-old unidentified man in Arangghata in Khulna died.
Four directives of the Department of Health
The temperature has increased again in Dhaka
It may rain in May
Istikhar prayers at different places
Salatul Istiska was performed in many areas of the country including the capital yesterday for rain to get rid of the ongoing fire. Standing in the open fields in the scorching sun and heat, the worshipers are praying to God for rain with tears in their eyes. Yesterday morning in the Aftabnagar Eidgah ground of the capital, famous scholar and popular Islamic speaker Sheikh Ahmadullah led the Salatul Istiska. Hundreds of devotees participated in it. Apart from this, Istiska prayers have been reported in many places including Khulna, Rajshahi, Chuadanga, Faridpur, Pirojpur, Lalmonirhat, Natore, Barguna.
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