Bagerhat, April 29 -- The southern districts of the country, including Bagerhat, experienced continuous rainfall on Wednesday morning following a prolonged heatwave, bringing both relief and concern for residents and farmers alike.

Rain began around 10 am and continued until about 11:30 am across Bagerhat and surrounding areas.

The downpour, accompanied by occasional gusty winds and thunder, led to waterlogging on several city roads including Sadhana More, Shaltala, Rahater More, Kharaddar other low-lying areas.

According to the Bagerhat Agriculture Department, 40 millimeters of rainfall was recorded within one and a half hours.

Officials said that the sudden rainfall and gusty winds damaged ripe paddy in several areas, flattening som...