heat

Living in a furnace: Is there any way to beat the heat?

Dhaka stares down a fiery future, one choked by relentless heat. But there is hope.
17 June 2024, 10:19 AM

Managing extreme heat: Understanding risks and protective measures

Globally, the environment is changing very rapidly, and one of its effects is the change in atmospheric temperature. In the last few decades, we did not face such hot and humid weather. Nowadays, temperatures surge up to 41–42°C, and due to high
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Slushies for summer

The core ingredients that go into a slushy are only a couple – ice and flavoured syrup. Once you figure out the appropriate ratios to combine the two, you may play around with delectable flavour combinations and concoct your own masterpiece!
31 July 2021, 10:19 AM

Heat, unsafe water take toll on kids

Wrapping his two-year-old daughter in a towel, Jiraman Ali was walking fast towards a medial camp near their temporary shelter at Balukhali in Ukhia.
27 September 2017, 18:00 PM

School-goers hit hard by heat

With a heat wave sweeping the country for weeks, school-going children are falling sick due to the scorching summer sun.
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Scorching heat likely on Pahela Baishakh

The weather outlook for celebration of Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year, this year is bleak with a forecast of scorching heat and “unbearable” humidity. The weather will yeild a lot of sweat, which will not dry up and result in discomforting experience – especially within a crowd.
13 April 2016, 08:04 AM

5 easy steps to smudge free make up

With the humidity outside, it is very difficult for ladies to have a perfect make up these days. However, there are ways of having a long lasting smudge free make up, if you follow a few tricks:
11 August 2015, 15:25 PM

India heat wave eases after nearly 1,700 deaths

The massive heatwave sweeping India is starting to ease, with forecasts of rain in some affected states.
29 May 2015, 12:38 PM

No let-up in massive India heatwave

Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.
27 May 2015, 04:12 AM