Bangladesh sees prolonged heatwave as the met office on Tuesday forecast that severe heat wave now sweeps over parts of the three divisions, including Dhaka, and very severe heat wave scorches several north, southeast and southwestern parts of the country...
People in parts of the country suffered up to 16 hours of power cuts as one of the worst load-shedding events was recorded on Monday amid the ongoing heatwave...
Amid the intense heatwave in different parts of Bangladesh, Chuadanga experienced 43.0 degrees Celsius temperature on Monday, the highest in 10 years....
The High Court on Monday asked the government authorities to suspend classes at all the schools and madrassahs until May 2 amid the ongoing heatwave across Bangladesh....
The classes of all the government primary schools, Shishu Kalyan Trust schools and Bureau of Non-Formal Education learning centres across Bangladesh will remain closed till May 2 due to ongoing heatwave.....
The heatwave with different intensities continues in most parts of the country while the met office so far couldn鈥檛 predict any further change of this situation within the nearest possible time...
Low presence of students was seen at some of the primary schools in the capital on the second consecutive day on Monday after the resumption of classes amid a fresh heatwave alert...
Amid the ongoing heatwave and insufficient rainfall, various diseases and pests have spread in tea gardens of Moulvibazar, fearing less production this year...
All secondary-level schools, colleges, and madrassahs in Dhaka and four other districts will remain closed on Monday due to ongoing heatwave......
Schools and colleges were scheduled to reopen on April 21 after the end of Eid holidays but the closure was extended till April 27 due to sweltering heat across the country caused by the heatwaves...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a country-wide third phase heatwave alert message for the next 72 hours...
The classes of all the government primary schools, Shishu Kalyan Trust schools and Bureau of Non-Formal Education learning centres are going to be resumed from Sunday....
A severe heatwave has been impacting Khulna for several days, causing significant hardship, particularly for day labourers who must continue to work in extreme temperatures to support their families...
Amid the heatwave raging across the country, prices of fans, especially rechargeable ones, and umbrellas have surged with the demand of the items going high in the market...
The prices of vegetables soared on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka as the ongoing heatwave in many parts in the country lowered the production of vegetables and increased the output costs of the items, traders said...
Amid the boiling heat in different parts of Bangladesh, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature of this season at 42.7 degrees Celsius on Friday.....
Very severe heat wave is sweeping over the northwestern districts and a severe heat wave is sweeping over part of Khulna division and several northern districts.....
Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.
ONE of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is climate change and how to deal with it. Day by day, the impact of climate change has become a cause of great concern for us as it adversely affects human life and biodiversity...
The education ministry is going to resume classes in educational institutions鈥攕chools, colleges, madrassahs and technical educational institutions...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has announced that a severe heatwave is sweeping over the Khulna division and several districts including Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Rajshahi, Pabna, Faridpur, and Gopalganj, starting at 9:00am on Thursday...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued a warning that the ongoing heatwave is likely to persist for 72 hours starting on Thursday morning...
Rice fields began developing cracks as vast landscapes lay parched from about two weeks of intense heat conditions, with farmers battling a severe power crisis in irrigating cropland...
The unusual rise in temperatures poses grave risks, particularly to newborns, infants, and young children who are considered to be an especially vulnerable population to heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke and diarrhoea...
Severe heatwave is sweeping over several northern and southern districts of Bangladesh as mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over three divisions and rest parts of other districts, said a met office forecast.....
Severe heatwave is sweeping over several north, north-eastern and southern districts, mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over three divisions and other parts of the Bangladesh, said met office forecast for the next 24 hours that begins from 9:00am on Tuesday.....
Relentless high temperatures are wreaking havoc across Bangladesh, causing widespread sickness among people and fatalities among animals...
IN RECENT years, extreme weather events such as severe heatwaves or unusually cold winters have become a common feature of Bangladesh鈥檚 climate, yet the government appears unprepared to tackle the...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued country-wide fresh heatwave alert message for the next 72 hours.....
Children are among the worst affected by the ongoing heatwave, as child hospitalisation with pneumonia, asthma, breathing difficulties, and fever is on the rise in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country...