Sylhet Correspondent :
A heatwave sweeping across the country for the last couple of days made public life miserable in Sylhet city and elsewhere in the country.
The high temperature that soars up over the last few days is aggravating the plight of the commoners.
However, the heat wave might continue for two more days, says Met office.
People are feeling 3 to 4 degrees Celsius more heat than the recorded temperature because of creation of a trap on cooling system in the environment due to higher humidity, said, a weatherman of Sylhet Meteorological Department.
The difference between night and day temperature is 6 to 8 degrees Celsius. Because of the phenomenon, the overall temperature is being felt much higher, he said.
Amid the stifling summertime temperatures, the city dwellers opted to stay indoors during daytime. The weathermen suggested avoiding sunbeams and using proper protection like sunglasses, umbrella and cap while going out in the heat of the day.
The scorching heat of the subtropical climate, which started last month, has been affecting the vast swathes of the country, resulting in heat-related sickness and prompting people to get admitted into hospitals.
Physicians suggest people for drinking plenty of fluids and remain cautious about taking food to prevent heat-related sickness.
Country’s maximum temperature 39.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jessore on Friday, while it was 39 degrees Celsius in Jessore on Thursday.
In Dhaka the maximum temperature was 36.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, while it was 36.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
The weatherman said rain indiscriminately happened in some places of Chittagong and Sylhet but it had no impact on the heat weave.
Two held with yaba tablets
Members of Rapid Action Battalion-9 (RAB) in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 100 pieces of Yaba tablets from Dakkhin Surma upazila of the city early Friday. The arrestees were identified as Firoz Mia, 25, son of Islam Mia of Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district and Jabed Ahmed, 22, son of late Makhan Mia of Moglabazar Thana under Sylhet district.Sources concerned said, RAB members conducted a drive at Kadamtali Bus Station area of Dakhhin Surma in the dead of night and arrested them along with 100 pieces of Yaba tablets.
JCD leader held
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Chandbhoranj village in Biswanath upazila on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Sohel Samad, a leader of Dashghar union unit JCD and son of Anwar Hossain of the village.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid at the village around 6:30 pm and arrested Sohel, said Masud Alam Bhuiyan, sub-inspector of Biswanath Police Station.
He was wanted in two murder cases, said police.
A heatwave sweeping across the country for the last couple of days made public life miserable in Sylhet city and elsewhere in the country.
The high temperature that soars up over the last few days is aggravating the plight of the commoners.
However, the heat wave might continue for two more days, says Met office.
People are feeling 3 to 4 degrees Celsius more heat than the recorded temperature because of creation of a trap on cooling system in the environment due to higher humidity, said, a weatherman of Sylhet Meteorological Department.
The difference between night and day temperature is 6 to 8 degrees Celsius. Because of the phenomenon, the overall temperature is being felt much higher, he said.
Amid the stifling summertime temperatures, the city dwellers opted to stay indoors during daytime. The weathermen suggested avoiding sunbeams and using proper protection like sunglasses, umbrella and cap while going out in the heat of the day.
The scorching heat of the subtropical climate, which started last month, has been affecting the vast swathes of the country, resulting in heat-related sickness and prompting people to get admitted into hospitals.
Physicians suggest people for drinking plenty of fluids and remain cautious about taking food to prevent heat-related sickness.
Country’s maximum temperature 39.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in Jessore on Friday, while it was 39 degrees Celsius in Jessore on Thursday.
In Dhaka the maximum temperature was 36.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, while it was 36.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
The weatherman said rain indiscriminately happened in some places of Chittagong and Sylhet but it had no impact on the heat weave.
Two held with yaba tablets
Members of Rapid Action Battalion-9 (RAB) in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 100 pieces of Yaba tablets from Dakkhin Surma upazila of the city early Friday. The arrestees were identified as Firoz Mia, 25, son of Islam Mia of Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district and Jabed Ahmed, 22, son of late Makhan Mia of Moglabazar Thana under Sylhet district.Sources concerned said, RAB members conducted a drive at Kadamtali Bus Station area of Dakhhin Surma in the dead of night and arrested them along with 100 pieces of Yaba tablets.
JCD leader held
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Chandbhoranj village in Biswanath upazila on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Sohel Samad, a leader of Dashghar union unit JCD and son of Anwar Hossain of the village.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid at the village around 6:30 pm and arrested Sohel, said Masud Alam Bhuiyan, sub-inspector of Biswanath Police Station.
He was wanted in two murder cases, said police.
