Dhaka, May 25 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely to occur in different places across the country for the next 24 hours, beginning this morning.

"Light to moderate rain or thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions", the forecast added.

A trough of low pressure lies over West Bengal to North Bay across Southwestern part of Bangladesh.

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