Bangladesh reopens schools as searing temperatures drop
Voice of America
Students arrive to attend classes on a hot summer day, at a school in Dhaka on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing heatwave.
Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday and classes were continuing over the weekend after a searing heatwave a week ago that suspended lessons as the country baked in temperatures that surged to well over 40 degrees Centigrade.
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