Bangladesh reopens schools even as heatwave alert extended by three days
Average maximum temperatures in Dhaka over the past week have been 4-5 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average.
Asian news from Dhaka
Life Before Land
Distant weather warnings are now full-on alerts in Bangladesh as it faces the brutal effect of climate change.
Bangladeshi 'India out' campaign hits Ramadan sales
DHAKA -- Shopper Sinthia Amin rejected an Indian brand of biryani masala promoted to her by an employee in an upscale supermarket recently. Like many Bangladeshis fed up with what they perceive as New Delhi's interference in local politics, she is boycotting Indian products.
