No fewer than 10 people – eight men and two women – have died in a week in Bangladesh due to scorching temperatures.
The government on Tuesday confirmed the deaths which highlighted the danger of successive heatwaves affecting the South Asian nation.
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Bangladesh is currently grappling with one of the most severe heatwaves in recent years.
The country on Monday ordered closure of primary and secondary schools until Thursday. (Xinhua/NAN)
