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A woman walks back with empty pitchers after finding no water at the roadside tap provided by WASA in Pannitola, Old Dhaka, on Saturday. Many parts of the capital are experiencing water shortages because the ongoing heatwave is lowering groundwater levels. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Dhaka's water consumption reaches critical levels, only heavy rain can bring respite

Water demand is now 280 crore litres against production capacity of 285 crore litres

Photo: Collected

Saline, umbrellas distributed among rickshaw pullers in Faridpur on Labour Day

A vehicle of the Dhaka North City Corporation sprays water along a busy road to lower the temperature amidst a heatwave. Photo: AFP

April temperatures in Bangladesh hottest on record

Dogs get treated for heat burns at a pet clinic in Kolkata. Photo: AFP

Pet dogs and strays suffer in Asia heatwave

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'Very severe heatwave' grips 7 districts, says BMD

A man splashing his face with water during intense Summer heat. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

SOS from hospitals: Heat, outage and rising patients choking services

Students walk to school amid extreme heat on 28 April 2024. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

School or no school? A decision 'hard' to make

Photo: Nayem Ali

Gone with the heat: Struggles of street vendors

Representational Photo: Collected

17 school students fall sick due to extreme heat in Noakhali

A woman cools off inside a passenger jeepney in Manila. Photo: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images

Southeast Asia heatwave shuts schools, stokes power demand

Representational Photo: Collected

Met office fears Bangladesh to witness record temperature next month

Infographic: TBS

20% Boro paddy under threat from heatwave

Voting in a heatwave. Photo: NurPhoto/Getty Images

How can India hold elections when it's too hot to vote?