The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The first day of Ashar, the month of rains in the Bengali calendar, was celebrated across the country with festivity.

With the advent of the rainy season nature changes its hue and activities.

Although the day was hot and humid, people of all ages welcomed the first day of the rainy season with songs and dances. A brief shower in the afternoon was a delightful gift to the city dwellers.

Many socio-cultural organisations including Udichi Shilpi Gosthi organised various programmes in the city to celebrate the day. Most of the female participants wore azure coloured saris to celebrate the day.

Udichi started the 'Borsha Utsab 1415' at Bakultala of the Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University at 7:00am.

In the programme, dancers of Shilpi Gosthi performed spectacular dance sequences, while singers rendered a number of Rabindra Sangeet based on the rainy season.

Besides, other organisations also organised various programmes to celebrate the day.

According to the met office sources, the next week may see monsoon becoming active.

The maximum temperature in the country yesterday was 36 degrees Celsius at Khulna and the minimum was 24 degrees Celsius at Saidpur.

The maximum temperature in Dhaka was 34.9C and minimum 28C, in Chittagong 33.2C and 27C, in Khulna 36C and 27.5C, in Barisal 33.4C and 27.2C and in Sylhet 32.5C and 26.3C.

The day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, according to the met office sources.

The rains may increase during the next two days, the met forecast said. Little change is forecast in extended outlook for weather in another five days.