Rain disrupts normal life in Dhaka city

Dhaka, Dec 10 – Moderate rainfall, coming under the influence a depression which in the Bay of Bengal, disrupted the normal life in the city on Saturday and since Sunday morning.Met office recorded around eight millimetres of rainfall in three hours on Sunday morning from 6:00 am to 9:00 am, said meteorologist AKM Nazmul Haque.
The rain will continue to throughout Sunday in the capital and other parts of the country due to the depression, Nazmul added.
Commuters, mainly the office and school goers are suffering much for the rain. The Met office said Saturday’s deep depression weakened into a depression on Sunday.
The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoist distant cautionary signal No. 3 while all the river ports have been asked to hoist signal No. 1.
All fishing boats and trawlers over the North Bay and deep sea have been advised to proceed with caution. – UNB