April 29, 2024
The highest recorded temperature since independence is 45.1 degrees Celsius on May 18, 1972
Public schools had reopened on Sunday despite scorching temperatures, making parents and guardians anxious
The number of deaths can rise as a dam burst early on Monday, police say
The decisions were taken in consultation with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the government says
It also called for measures to bar the sale of unauthorised imported medicine
The high-level committee, consisting of five secretaries, has been asked to submit a report by Aug 4
Tipu was shot dead in the street in Shahjahanpur in 2022; Samia, a bystander, was struck by a stray bullet
‘It is really an emergency time’, Prof ABM Abdullah says about school closure amid heatwave
After bleeding Tk 15bn in 2023, National Bank puts merger plan on hold
Suspect arrested in connection with murders of two Bangladeshis in US’s Buffalo
Prime Minister Hasina flies back home after Thailand visit
Pro-Palestinian protests keep roiling US college campuses
Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says
Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts
Kohli shuts down strike rate critics with fiery IPL knock
Heatwave forces Bangladesh to close primary schools until May 2, secondary schools in 27 districts on Tuesday
Chuadanga matches second-highest recorded temperature in Bangladesh at 43°C
High Court orders schools, madrasas closed until Thursday amid heatwave
Pedro Sanchez says he will continue as Spain's prime minister
The album scored the largest streaming week for an album ever and the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era, Billboard said
"Poets" delivered the biggest opening week for an album in the UK in seven years
The move comes after Hong Kong halted sales of some products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide
The rallies follow a mass stabbing in Sydney this month that killed six people, including five women
Is China stockpiling oil and other resources in case of future war?
Oil bulls lack conviction about sustainability of higher prices
A call to recognise the genocide in Bangladesh
Let’s nurture our Mother Earth
They who missed the chance to secure the title on Saturday when they drew 3-3 draw with Le Havre, have 70 points, 12 ahead of Monaco with three games remaining
India and Oman have annual trade of less than $13 billion, but the relationship is important for New Delhi as the Gulf nation is a gateway to the narrow Strait of Hormuz between Oman and Iran
Net interest income, or the difference between interest earned on loans and paid on deposits, increased by 8.1% to 190.93 billion rupees
Experts advocate urban greenery to combat rising temperatures, urging precautions against heat-related illnesses
Sylhet municipal workers were seen dumping market waste into the river, a resident says
Long the world's undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and its neighbour Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season
Police did not find any suspicious objects, public broadcaster NHK reports
On warmer days, the beach clubs are filled with people grabbing drinks and soaking in the (sometimes-rare) sun
The FBCCI president pledges to draw up a specific plan to attain sustainability in the sector
The historic location offers a plethora of options for food explorers. So much so that can be a bit overwhelming
Swakopmund is drawing tourists back, three years after lockdown brought the African nation's visitor numbers - previously around a million a year - to a standstill