Climate experts at a seminar in the city opined that the continuous heatwave in Bangladesh in April this year has broken a 76-year record for high temperatures, affecting all sectors, including agriculture, fisheries, livestock and health. BRAC's Climate Change Programme organized the seminar at Renaissance Hotel to inform and sensitise policymakers,
Author: A H M Masum Billah
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