Heatwaves, droughts threaten rice yields聽in Bangladesh
Bangladesh faces immense challenges in keeping up its rice production amid frequent heatwaves and droughts in the absence of heat-tolerant rice varieties and...
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DU students stage 鈥極phelia Machine鈥�
The students of theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University staged two shows of the play titled 鈥極phelia Machine鈥� at Natmandal of the...
Mild to moderate heatwave sweeps over Bangladesh
Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over eight divisions across the country, said met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins from 9:00am on Friday.....
Heatwave continues
At least three people died with heat stroke symptoms as the ongoing mild to moderate heatwave continued for the second day on Thursday, amid forecasts of...
Four-day festival pays tribute to Syed Badruddin Hossain
Theatre troupe Padatik Natya Sangsad lifted the curtain on a four-day theatre festival to pay tribute to its late president Syed Badruddin Hossain at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on...
Climate change makes heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Report
The heatwave in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries became 45 times more likely due to climate change, says a new report...
2-day heat alert sparks fresh worries
A mild to moderate heatwave continued to scorch five divisions, including Dhaka, until Wednesday afternoon amid a heat alert issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department for 48 hours...
Mild heat wave sweeping different parts of Bangladesh
A mild heat wave is sweeping different parts of the country including Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions, said a Met office bulletin on Wednesday...
Heatwave returns to grip most parts of Bangladesh
The mild heatwave that started on Monday spread to most parts of Bangladesh by Tuesday afternoon, expanding to four entire divisions and...
Mild heat wave sweeps over parts of Bangladesh
Mild heat wave is sweeping over the central, northern, northeastern and southeastern parts of Bangladesh and it may continue, a met release said on Tuesday....
Mild heatwave begins
Yet another heatwave began on Monday, just six days after the longest-ever 37-day heatwave in the country鈥檚 history ended causing 15 deaths from...
Nattyapala pays tribute to Badal Sircar with 鈥楤agh鈥�
Theatre troupe Nattyapala, premiered its production titled 鈥楤agh鈥� at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on...
鈥楨kti Non-Fiction鈥� staged at JU
The Jahangirnagar University-based theatre troupe Jahangirnagar Theatre staged its production titled 鈥楨kti Non-Fiction鈥� at the JU Central Shaheed Minar on...
New heatwave likely from聽this week
A fresh heatwave is likely to start this week with a gradual decrease in rainfall and an increase in day temperatures over the next few days, the Bangladesh...
Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far this year
Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday after weeks of scorching weather across...
Kanthoshilon stages 鈥楾ajmahaler Tender鈥�
Theatre troupe Kanthoshilon staged the seventh show of its production titled 鈥楾ajmahaler Tender鈥� at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on...
Cultural events mark Tagore鈥檚 birth anniv
Different government and private cultural organisations observed the 163rd anniversary of the birth of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore organising cultural programmes, discussions and awards ceremony in Dhaka on Wednesday...
NMST distributes umbrellas among students
Considering the ongoing heatwave and it dire impact, National Museum of Science and Technology took an initiative to distribute umbrellas among the poor students in the remote areas of the country...
Longest-ever heatwave ends after 37 days
At least 11 more people were killed between Monday and Tuesday afternoons in five districts as Kalbaishakhi kept thrashing Bangladesh, bringing the country鈥檚 longest-ever heatwave finally to an end...
15 people die of heatstroke in two weeks: DGHS
At least 15 people died of heatstroke in 14 days till Sunday across Bangladesh...
Govt asks hospitals to keep hand fans
The health ministry on Sunday issued a national guideline for safeguarding the health and well-being of people during extreme heat, while asking healthcare providers across the country to keep...
DGHS launches guidelines to protect children, pregnant women from heat
The Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh, with UNICEF鈥檚 support, on Sunday launched the National Guidelines to protect children and vulnerable populations, including pregnant women from heat-related health risks...
Mangoes dropping early in Rajshahi amid intense heat
Mango yield in Rajshahi, known as the capital of mango, has been affected due to the prevailing severe heat wave condition and lack of rains, causing...
Highest temp drops below 40 after 19 days
The day temperature in Jashore and Chuadanga dropped below 40C first time in nearly three weeks as Bangladesh came out of a severe to very severe heatwave that saw...
Opera criticises state censorship in 鈥楥loset Land鈥�
Theatre troupe Opera staged its production titled 鈥楥loset Land鈥� criticising state censorship at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh...
All educational institutions to resume classes today聽聽聽聽
Academic activities in all government primary schools, government and non-government secondary level schools and colleges across Bangladesh are...
Nat鈥檒 guideline on heat-related health risks to be launched tomorrow
A national guideline on heat-related illnesses will be launched on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to protect children and vulnerable populations including pregnant women from heat-related health risks...
Severe heatwave prevails in 4 dists, Dhaka may witness rain: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted rains or thunder showers in parts of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday.....
Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches
Over 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia....
Brief relief from heat likely after May 6
Dry and hot weather is likely to continue until a fresh spell of rain eases the ongoing heatwave on May 6, meteorologists said. The next spell of rain is likely to...
