Dhaka records highest 206mm rainfall in 24 hours | News

DHAKA, Oct 1, 2025 (BSS) - Dhaka recorded the highest rainfall of 206 millimetres in the country in the last 24 hours from 9am on Tuesday to 9am today. The capital received 132 millimetres of rain in just six hours between midnight and 6am today, which was the highest recorded anywhere in the country during that period. However, the intensity of rainfall decreased slightly this morning. Talking to BSS, Duty Forecasting Officer Kazi Jebunnesa of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the capital witnessed 132mm of rain overnight and 206mm in the past 24 hours - the highest in the country. She said the met office has forecast heavy rainfall across the country, adding that local cautionary signal no. 3...