River ports asked to hoist signal- 1

Staff Reporter:

River ports have been asked to hoist cautionary signal number one as rain or thundershowers accompa-nied by temporary west/north-westerly gusty or squally wind is likely to occur in different parts of the country.
The warning for inland river ports will remain valid till 6:00 pm yesterday, according to a bulletin is-sued by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) yesterday.
“Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary w/nw’ly gusty or squally wind speed 45-60 kph is likely to occur over the regions of Rangpur, Dinajpur, Mymensing, Tangail, Cumilla, Noakhali, Barishal and Sylhet wherein river ports shall hoist cautionary signal no one,” the Met office bulletin said.