Nature's fury

Braving the blistering heat, farmers work at a soybean field in Raipur of Lakshmipur on Friday. Farmers in many parts of the country have reduced their working hours to avoid working at noon, due to intense heat, as the heat wave has spread over the country’s 43 districts. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Day labourers toil as mercury rising

Dhaka’s temperature was 38.2 degrees on Sunday

A herd of buffalo at Kathgor area of Patenga in Chattogram on Sunday. Buffaloes in the Patenga coast area are facing a severe food crisis as grasses are drying up due to the prevailing heat wave in parts of the country. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

Prolonged heatwave hits life, economy

Infographic: TBS
Economy

Industries hit by drop in workers presence, productivity amid heatwave