Due to heavy seas and high winds roaring over the Bay, the Met office has continued its advisory for the maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla to keep flying the local cautionary Signal Number 3.

The warning for fishing boats and trawlers in the north Bay has also remained in force, until further notice, asking the fishermen to keep their boats close to the coast and negotiate the sea cautiously, Met office sources said.

Under the spell of the convective clouds, coastal areas in the southeast have had some heavy showers. Cox's Bazar recorded the highest 100 mm of rains, Kutubdia 75 mm, Sandwip 13 mm, Comilla 11 mm, Maijdi and Bhola each had 6 mm, and Feni 5 mm yesterday between 6:00am till 12:00noon.

The rains near the Birshreshtha Ruhul Amin stadium disrupted the third-day's play of Bangladesh-India Cricket Test match yesterday.

Pre-monsoon rains were also reported elsewhere across the country during the same period. Dhaka recorded 50 mm of showers.