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14 more reported dead in Bangladesh heatwave
Dhaka, May 31: At least 14 more people have died in a heatwave sweeping Bangladesh, pushing the death toll to 35 in five days, reports said here today.
Dhaka, May 31: At least 14 more people have died in
a heatwave sweeping Bangladesh, pushing the death toll to 35
in five days, reports said here today.
The deaths were reported yesterday from north and
northwestern Bangladesh, the Bangladesh today newspaper said.
The highest recorded temperature this season Bangladesh
was 41.4 degrees celsius in mid-week in the northwest Rajshahi
district.
Some 50 people died of heat or heat-linked illness in
Bangladesh last year.
Bureau Report