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Heat bears down on Dhaka residents

Though clouds have drifted across the Dhaka skies, there has been little rain in the Bangladeshi capital recently. The relentless heat is taking its toll on the city’s residents.

Usually, this season sees regular rain showers cutting through the heat. But the heat and lack of rain is taking its toll on Dhaka residents. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Usually, this season sees regular rain showers cutting through the heat. But the heat and lack of rain is taking its toll on Dhaka residents. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Usually, this season sees regular rain showers cutting through the heat. But the heat and lack of rain is taking its toll on Dhaka residents. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Usually, this season sees regular rain showers cutting through the heat. But the heat and lack of rain is taking its toll on Dhaka residents. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A man holds a file over the head of a child to give them a little shade in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A man holds a file over the head of a child to give them a little shade in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Dhaka residents wait for public transport in the relentless heat in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Dhaka residents wait for public transport in the relentless heat in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A trader sells handfans made of palm leaves on foot in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A trader sells handfans made of palm leaves on foot in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A trader sells handfans made of palm leaves on foot in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A trader sells handfans made of palm leaves on foot in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Passengers rush to board a bus in the sweltering heat in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Passengers rush to board a bus in the sweltering heat in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Passengers rush to board a bus in the sweltering heat in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Passengers rush to board a bus in the sweltering heat in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
People queuing behind an OMS truck in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur hold shopping bags over their heads to get some respite from the blazing sun on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
People queuing behind an OMS truck in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur hold shopping bags over their heads to get some respite from the blazing sun on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman holds a shopping bag over her head to get some respite from the blazing sun in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman holds a shopping bag over her head to get some respite from the blazing sun in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman allows her children to take shelter under an OMS truck to get some respite from the blazing sun in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman allows her children to take shelter under an OMS truck to get some respite from the blazing sun in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Sunday, Jul 23, 2023. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu

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Published : 23 Jul 2023, 07:10 PM

Updated : 23 Jul 2023, 07:10 PM

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