Dhaka woke up to a rainy and pleasant morning today as a nor'wester lashed the metropolis.

The weather department has predicted rain across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours.

Even as severe cyclonic storm Asani is projected to weaken into a depression by tomorrow (May 12, 2022), another back-to-back weather system called Cyclone Karim is brewing in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, said The Weather Channel.

Patuakhali is experiencing heavy rain under the influence of Asani, the cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal.

Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, weakened into a cyclonic storm this morning (May 11, 2022).

Ferry, launch, and speedboat services were suspended on the waterway between Shimulia in Munshiganj and Banglabazar in Madaripur due to heavy wind, rain, and lightning on the Padma river over the adverse effect of Cyclone Asani.

Severe cyclone Asani raged over the Bay of Bengal packing a wind speed of 105 km per hour amidst indication of a gradual weakening later today.

All necessary preparations have been taken in five coastal districts to face any possible situation that might arise due to cyclone Asani.

The local met office in Patuakhali district recorded 9.6mm of rainfall in seven hours since 5am today.

Severe cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ over west central Bay and adjoining southeast Bay moved northwestwards and now lies over west central Bay and adjoining area.

Showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur across the country in the next 24 hours as the Cyclonic Storm “Asani” over Southeast Bay and adjoining South Andaman Sea moves Northwestwards.

The deep depression that brewed in the Bay of Bengal developed into cyclone Asani today and would further strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm in the subsequent 24 hours, the Indian Met Department (IMD) has said.

An eight-year-old boy was killed in a lightning strike in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur today.

Office-goers had to endure flooded streets on the first working day after Eid-ul-Fitr holiday today (May 5, 2022)following torrential rain in Chattogram city since morning.

The government of the eastern Indian state of Odisha today sounded an alert of a possible cyclone over the Bay of Bengal as a cyclonic circulation over South Andaman Sea and neighbourhood persisted and could result in a depression with a wind speed of up to 75km per hour by May 8.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast rain in different areas across the country on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today forecast rain or thunder showers in different parts of the country including Dhaka in the next 24 hours from 9am tomorrow (May 1, 2022).

Nor’westers may sweep over several districts of the country in the next 24 hours, said the weather office yesterday (April 29, 2022).

There is a likelihood of rainy weather on May 3, the possible day of Eid 2022, said the Met office today.

The Met Office has asked the public to brace for hot weather ahead as a mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over Khulna division and the regions of Rajshahi, Pabna, Gopalganj and Patuakhali may continue and spread.