What the international media is saying about Bangladesh

Commemoration is going on in Bangladesh. Public life is at a standstill. The matter has made headlines in various international media. It has been said that intense heat waves are flowing over different regions of Bangladesh. Temperatures in some areas exceeded 42 degrees Celsius. Common people including children are suffering in this. Schools and colleges have been closed. Prayers have been organized in different parts of the country for rain.

As the reason for this, the media says that climate change has had an adverse effect on Bangladesh. The crisis has become so severe that schools for 3.3 million children have been declared closed.

The UK-based media BBC’s headline about Bangladesh’s fire, ’30 million children’s schools closed due to extreme heat’. According to their report, the temperature in some areas of Bangladesh has exceeded 42 degrees Celsius. Schools and colleges have been declared closed till April 27.

BBC says Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world due to climate crisis. If the sea level rises by 30 to 45 centimeters due to climate change, more than 35 million people in the coastal districts of Bangladesh may be displaced.

The New York Times, a US-based media, has published a report on the outbreak of South and Southeast Asia. The press reported that although the weather in South and Southeast Asia is usually hot in April every year, it has increased unusually this year.

A rickshaw driver’s statement has been featured in the New York Times to highlight the horrors of Dabdah. The person named Noor-e-Alam drives a rickshaw in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area. Earlier used to drive rickshaw for 8 to 10 hours. Now run for five to seven hours because of the heat.

The news of the news agency AFP has highlighted the news of the people of Bangladesh praying for rain in the summer. AFP says, Muslims prayed in city mosques and village fields to get relief from the heat. This AFP report was published by the Indian media The Times of India.

A report by the international development organization Save the Children has also highlighted the issue of school closures in Bangladesh. According to the agency, schools have been closed in Bangladesh for the second year in a row due to heat. Health Ministry of Bangladesh has given various suggestions to protect from heat.