A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi division and the districts of Tangail, Manikgonj, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Jashore and Chuadanga and it may continue, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today.

Yesterday, the country's highest maximum temperature was 39 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi, BMD said in a regular weather bulletin this morning.

Dhaka's maximum temperature was 35.6 degrees Celsius.

The bulletin said that in the 24 hours commencing at 9:00am today, rain or thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions.

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country during the period, it said.

Meanwhile, day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.