To make Khulna city more livable and climate resilient, Khulna City Corporation has taken up Asia Resilient Cities project

Two elderly people died with symptoms of heat stroke in Munshiganj this morning, a medical official said

The year's highest temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southwestern district of Jashore this afternoon

Dhaka's air quality was marked "unhealthy" this morning

Health directorate started collecting data on heat strokes since April 22

The country could start getting some rain as soon as May 2, which would be a godsend after the longest heatwave spell in recorded history of 76 year, Met office said

The scorching heat continues to disrupt lives across the country, forcing people to scramble for ways to find some respite

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said his ministry has initiated the inclusion of issues related to environmental conservation and climate change mitigation in the curriculum for students from Class 3 to 8

All primary schools in the country will be closed till May 2 (Thursday) amide the intense heatwave that has gripped the country

After a scorching April, May could bring some relief. There might be rain and the heatwave spells usually seen during this month would be much shorter, albeit slightly humid, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department officials and experts

All primary schools closed until Thursday

This year’s highest temperature of 43°C has been recorded at Chuadanga this afternoon, the district’s local weather office said

However, the order of closure will not be applicable for O level, A level exams, colleges, universities and those schools that have air conditioning systems and where exams are ongoing

The ongoing heatwave has made day-to-day life difficult for all, with the government initially taking steps to protect schoolchildren from heat-related illnesses

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted that rain or thundershowers in Dhaka and other parts of the country will cause a fall in the temperature

Primary schools to remain open

Students suffer as Patuakhali’s Pangangashia Secondary Girls School resumes classes in a building which ‘may crumble any day’

Two teachers died in Chattogram and Jashore today amid a severe heatwave that is sweeping across the country

South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief

A 50-year-old man died after falling ill while he was travelling on an CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Dhaka’ Jatrabari area amid scorching heat this afternoon