DHAKA: Bangladesh is facing mounting health risks and economic costs from surging temperatures, with extreme heat costing the country up to US$1.78 billion, or around 0.4 per cent of GDP, last year, according to the World Bank. The bank estimated that in 2024 the country lost around 250 million workdays due to heat-related physical and mental health conditions - a reality rickshaw puller Md Islam Hossain knows firsthand. "In Dhaka city, you will hardly find trees," the 42-year-old told AFP on

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