Nor’wester beats down heat in Dhaka

By Star Online Report
1 April 2015, 04:33 AM
UPDATED 3 April 2015, 17:29 PM
A nor’wester hit Dhaka triggering a thunderstorm accompanied with sudden torrential downpour that beat down heat in the city ahead of summer.

A nor'wester hit Dhaka this morning triggering a thunderstorm accompanied with a sudden torrential downpour that beat down the heat in the city ahead of summer.

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Busy city traffic amid the downpour triggered by a nor’wester. The photo was taken by Johora Bebe on the Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue near Karwan Bazar on Wednesday morning.
The nor'wester, Kalboishakhi, a storm that is natural to this season, struck Dhaka city around 9:45am and the downpour followed soon afterwards, an official of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said when contacted.

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Severe traffic congestion is triggered by a nor’wester at Moghbazar in Dhaka Wednesday morning. Photo: Asmaul Housna

"This phenomenon is natural and customary to the period between March and May," he said.

Though the rain would come as a relief to the heat that has been persisting for the last few days, it caused traffic congestions through many key points in the city.