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Met office issues warning for river ports

DHAKA, May 19, 2018 (BSS)-Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) here today issued warning for river ports of 16 districts in the country wherein riverports should hoist riverine warning signal number one.

The inland river port warning has been issued for Rangpur, Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogura, Tangail, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Jashore, Kushtia, Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, chattogram, Cox's bazar and Sylhet, according to a BMD massage released this morning.

Rain or thundershowers accompanied with temporary West or North-Westerly gusty or squally wind speed 45-60 kph is likely to occur in many places over the country in the next 12 hours commencing 6pm today, it added.