temperature rise

It’s time to turn down the heat

Rampant and unplanned urbanisation that has turned a once lush and riverine Dhaka into a heat chamber. A recent study has highlighted what Dhaka inhabitants have been experiencing for a while now: a staggering 6°C rise in temperature within the city due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect.

No let-up in heat until Eid

The hot and dry weather during the day and plummeting mercury during the night are highly unusual phenomena in Bangladesh, said experts, blaming urbanisation and a set of weather conditions for the heatwave.

Cold Wave / Temperature may rise from today

Biting cold and intense fog are taking a heavy toll on people living in the northern region, especially those living in charlands.

Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014

Researchers say planet's surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years.

May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024

It’s time to turn down the heat

Rampant and unplanned urbanisation that has turned a once lush and riverine Dhaka into a heat chamber. A recent study has highlighted what Dhaka inhabitants have been experiencing for a while now: a staggering 6°C rise in temperature within the city due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect.

April 17, 2023
April 17, 2023

No let-up in heat until Eid

The hot and dry weather during the day and plummeting mercury during the night are highly unusual phenomena in Bangladesh, said experts, blaming urbanisation and a set of weather conditions for the heatwave.

January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016

Temperature may rise from today

Biting cold and intense fog are taking a heavy toll on people living in the northern region, especially those living in charlands.

July 16, 2015
July 16, 2015

Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014

Researchers say planet's surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years.