Bangladesh hit by longest heatwave in decades amid electricity crisis

STORY: Bangladesh hit by longest heatwave in decades amid electricity crisis DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dhaka under heatwaves 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AHMAD KAMRUZZAMAN MAJUMDER, Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh STORYLINE: Accompanied by high humidity levels, power-starved Bangladesh has been experiencing brutal heatwaves since the country's independence in 1971. Md Bazlur Rashid, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), termed this year's weather pattern extremely unusual, saying the country has not seen such prolonged heatwaves in at least the last 50 years. The meteorologist said the heatwaves would escalate next year due to erratic rainfall and high temperatures, posing a threat to Bangladesh, one of the worst victims of global warming. As people reel from the country's longest heatwaves in decades, a crippling power crisis has added to the misery of th