The country experienced heavy rainfall yesterday due to Cyclone Remal, but people from different parts of the country reported still feeling hot and discomfort

Dhaka is now one of the fastest-warming cities in the world, as it has seen a staggering 97 percent rise in the number of days with temperature above 35 degrees Celsius over the last three decades.

When the world is fighting to contain the increase in global temperature to under 1.5 degrees Celsius, Dhaka city’s temperature has increased by nearly six degrees due to the urban heat island effect in just 10 years, finds a study.