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Amid worsening flood situation in parts of Bangladesh, the meteorological department forecast more downpours in 24 hours commencing 9.00am on Monday due to active monsoon over Bangladesh
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Early monsoon showers are likely to drench the eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours, said the Met office on Saturday
Low-lying Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of rising global temperatures, including more severe monsoon flooding, fiercer storms and higher sea levels
It is likely to move in a northwesterly or northerly direction and weaken gradually into a deep depression in the next 24 hours, said a met office special bulletin
Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to move in a north-western direction and weaken into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours, said the Met office on Tuesday
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted heavy showers in three divisions in the next 24 hours
As more extreme weather drives worsening flooding, erosion and storms in low-lying Bangladesh, thousands of families like hers are moving to the slums of Dhaka
Maximum sustained wind speed within 54 kms of the cyclonic centre is about 62 kph which is rising up to 88 kph in gusts or squalls