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Mild heatwave sweeping seven districts across Bangladesh

A mild heatwave is sweeping Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Khulna, Bagerhat, Patuakhali and Rangamati and it may continue, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department...

Thunderstorms may bring relief from heatwave

The heatwave that has been sweeping over parts of Bangladesh since March 27 might retreat over the next three days with a spell of an approaching thunderstorm.

Mild heat wave sweeps parts of Bangladesh

A mild heat wave is sweeping over different parts of the country and it may continue, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said on Thursday....

Heatwave goes on as hottest month begins

A mild heatwave continued to sweep parts of Bangladesh for a week until Wednesday with forecasts that it would continue for a while as the warmest month of year, April, began...

India forecasters warn abnormally hot summer looms

India can expect hotter-than-usual temperatures this summer with more heatwave days taking a toll on lives and livelihoods, the weather office warned....

Mild heat wave persists in Dhaka, other places

Dhaka turns into heat island

DHAKA’S increasing heat is not just a result of global warming; it is also a consequence of poor urban planning. In the 1980s, wetlands covered 20 per cent of Dhaka. Today, only 2 per cent remain. A 2023 study by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology found that due to water body loss, Dhaka is heating up 60 per cent faster than the global average...

Heathrow Airport ‘fully operational’ after fire shutdown

Heathrow Airport said it was ‘fully operational’ Saturday but there were some delays and cancellations as Europe’s busiest air hub resumed operations a day after a power station fire caused travel mayhem.

Travel chaos after power outage closes Heathrow airport

Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe’s busiest air hub.

‘Songs of Hawkers’ enthrals audience

A theatrical performance titled ‘Songs of Hawkers’ enthralled an audience on Thursday at Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

2024 heatwave in Bangladesh listed among world’s worst weather events

The heatwave that swept Bangladesh for 37 days extending over April and May has been recognised as one of the significant weather events recorded globally in 2024, the hottest year in the 175 years of observational record of the World Meteorological Organisation...

Mild heatwave sweeps parts of Bangladesh

Mild heatwave is lashing parts of the country and it may continue, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department...

Power demand surges across many parts of Bangladesh amid fresh heatwave

The power demand reached nearly 15,000 megawatts on Sunday as a mild heatwave swept parts of five divisions in the country on the day amid forecast of the hot spell continuing for at least two more days.

Season’s first heatwave lasts one day

The season’s first heatwave that began on Thursday ended in 24 hours after a slight fall in the day’s temperature.

Govt should, rather, go for reconciliation on BSA issue

SYED Jamil Ahmed’s tendering resignation from his position as the director general of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is something unwarranted in that his appointment to the position in the changed political context after August 5, 2024 was one of the pleasant happenings. It had so been because this was, perhaps, for the first time that the Shilpakala Academy, the...

Munier Chy Nat’l Theatre Festival ends today

An eight-day theatre festival, organised by the training department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, will end on Friday at National Theatre Hall in Dhaka...

EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Few titles on Language Movement

Ekushey programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 began with a 10-day theatre festival on the Mukta Mancha stage on the Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Wednesday, with only a few books on the Language Movement...

Dhaka Mahanagar Natya Utsab postponed for cancellation of auditorium

A 14-day theatre festival titled Dhaka Mahanagar Natya Utsab, scheduled to begin at Bangladesh Mahila Samity in Dhaka on Saturday, was postponed for the cancellation of auditorium allocation.

52,500 tonnes of wheat arrive from Argentina

A Liberian flag-ship carrying 52,500 tonnes of wheat from Argentina arrived at the Chattogram port on Wednesday night...

Shahman Moishan wins Study UK Alumni Awards

Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...

‘Pakhider Bidhansabha’ staged at BSA

The theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University staged the fifth show of its play titled Pakhider Bidhansabha at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Monday...

Mime show depicts July mass uprising

Renowned mime artist Mir Lokman depicted student-led July mass uprising and contemporary issues in a solo mime show at the experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday...

Bahubachan stages ‘Aniket Sandhya’ at BSA

Theatre troupe Bahubachan staged the 38th show of its production titled Aniket Sandhya at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Monday...

Waterness stages special show

Waterness, an acclaimed dance theatre production directed by Pooja Sengupta, was staged as a special performance by Turongomi at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday...

Theatre Art Unit brings ‘Balay’ to stage

Theatre Art Unit premiered its production titled Balay at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Friday.

Climate dissonance and real solutions

FOR the last several weeks I keep hearing people commenting, ‘We’re not getting any winter this year.’ Yet when I go out in the mornings — when it’s as cold as it gets, which isn’t very cold — there are people in sweaters, jackets, mufflers, hats and gloves. Yes, it’s a smart adaptation technique, as unless people are used to extreme heat they are going to...

BIDA unveils heatmap to attract FDI

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has launched Bangladesh’s FDI Heatmap, a data-driven framework, to attract the Foreign Direct Investment...

Padatik Natya Sangsad celebrates founding anniv

Theatre troupe Padatik Natya Sangsad celebrated its 47th founding anniversary organising a programme at the National Theatre Hall auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday.

Bibartan Sangskritik Kendra brings ‘Kritadas Katha’ to stage 

Cultural troupe Bibartan Sangskritik Kendra premiered its production titled Kritadas Katha at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Tuesday...

Khaleda reunites with son Tarique after seven years

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was directly taken to London Clinic after arriving at Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom on Wednesday...