Heatwave

Harvesting Boro paddy is getting difficult due to farm labour scarcity amid the heatwave, photograph taken at Khorushkul, Cox's Bazar, on Monday 29 April. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

How extreme heat is disrupting our economy

Heatwaves, the food economy and the workforce are all interconnected. We take a brief look into the pounding effects of the ongoing extreme temperature

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Heatwave threatens livestock fertility, productivity: Expert

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

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

Photo: Nayem Ali
Features

Gone with the heat: Struggles of street vendors

At least 10 students of three schools in Barishal, Cumilla fall ill in classrooms due to the sweltering heat. Photo: TBS
Education

Heatwave: At least 10 students fall ill in classrooms in Barishal, Cumilla

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Bangladesh

Power deficit hits record 3,300MW as mercury soars

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected
Education

Schools ordered shut as temperatures break record

This representational image shows school students attending exams. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Education

Schools, colleges in 5 divisions including Dhaka to remain closed tomorrow

Two students of Kakoli High School and College in Dhaka's Satmasjid Road go to school holding umbrellas amid extreme heat as schools and colleges open after a week of closure due to heatwave. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Education

Primary schools to remain closed till 2 May due to heatwave

Screenshot from Windy showing the heatwave forecast across Bangladesh and nearby regions at 3pm of 29 April 2024
Bangladesh

Dhaka experiences excessive heat as temperature peaks at 40.5°C, highest in 58 years

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Bangladesh

Heatwave spoils potatoes imported from India through Hili land port

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

Heatwave: Schools, colleges in Dhaka, 4 other districts to remain closed tomorrow

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Energy

Severe load-shedding adds to woes in scorching heat