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Protecting children from heat wave

AS THE scorching summer heat approaches, Bangladesh braces for extreme weather. Already grappling with the impacts of climate change, the country faces a growing risk threatening millions, particularly its most vulnerable populations — children. These young ones often suffer the most when temperatures soar, exacerbating health risks, disrupting education, and...

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Respite from heatwave likely

The second spell of heatwave this month lasted three days as it ended on Tuesday with intermittent thunderstorms sweeping over parts of Bangladesh bringing rain, heavy wind and hailstorm...

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Govt should thoroughly investigate tawhidi janata

THEATRE group Prangonemor was forced to reschedule its production of Shesher Kabita after Mahila Samiti Mancha, the venue the group booked, had cancelled the event on threat from a group that identified it as ‘tawhidi janata.’ The threat, received on April 12, included warning of vandalism. Only after public protests by the group did the police and venue officials respond...

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Heatwave disappears as wet spell sets in

With a wet spell setting in bringing rainfall to nearly all divisions from Thursday, the heatwave that started on March 27 disappeared on Friday, 15 days after its onset.

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Use of oil-based plants to keep power cost high

With the power demand rising amid heatwaves, the energy mix included more oil to boost electricity generation, leading the interim government away from its plan to reduce energy spending...

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First thunderstorm lashes Dhaka

Season’s first thunderstorm lashed parts of the country, including Dhaka, on Saturday, accompanied by strong wind and rain, potentially bringing relief from searing temperature today...

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CJ relaxes courtroom dress code amid heatwave

In response to growing health concerns due to the ongoing countrywide heatwave, the Chief Justice has temporarily relaxed the mandatory black coat and gown dress code for lawyers and judges across the country...

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Heatwave goes on as hottest month begins

A mild heatwave continued to sweep parts of Bangladesh for a week until Wednesday with forecasts that it would continue for a while as the warmest month of year, April, began...

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Dhaka turns into heat island

DHAKA’S increasing heat is not just a result of global warming; it is also a consequence of poor urban planning. In the 1980s, wetlands covered 20 per cent of Dhaka. Today, only 2 per cent remain. A 2023 study by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology found that due to water body loss, Dhaka is heating up 60 per cent faster than the global average...

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Travel chaos after power outage closes Heathrow airport

Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe’s busiest air hub.

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Govt should, rather, go for reconciliation on BSA issue

SYED Jamil Ahmed’s tendering resignation from his position as the director general of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is something unwarranted in that his appointment to the position in the changed political context after August 5, 2024 was one of the pleasant happenings. It had so been because this was, perhaps, for the first time that the Shilpakala Academy, the...

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EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Few titles on Language Movement

Ekushey programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 began with a 10-day theatre festival on the Mukta Mancha stage on the Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Wednesday, with only a few books on the Language Movement...

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Shahman Moishan wins Study UK Alumni Awards

Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...

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‘Pakhider Bidhansabha’ staged at BSA

The theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University staged the fifth show of its play titled Pakhider Bidhansabha at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Monday...

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Mime show depicts July mass uprising

Renowned mime artist Mir Lokman depicted student-led July mass uprising and contemporary issues in a solo mime show at the experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday...

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