Rain brings relief to Dhaka city dwellers

Dwellers of Dhaka city got relief from the scorching heat yesterday as rain pelted the capital.
Though the rainfall only measured 20mm in the 12-hour span from 6:00am to 6:00pm, according to the Met office, it provided relief to city dwellers.
"It is really very refreshing to see the rain as I could not sleep properly in the last few days due to the scorching heat," said Arifa, a resident of Gendaria.
She said load-shedding during nighttimes and frequent mosquito bites added to the misery.
An official of Met office said apart from the heat, high moisture content of 70 to 90 percent worsened the weather condition.
He said the highest temperature recorded in Dhaka city was 33 degree Celsius, which was on Thursday while the temperature was 26 degree Celsius yesterday.