Bangladesh, March 17 -- Bangladesh is facing a rapidly escalating public health and economic crisis driven by climate change, according to the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change 2025 report, launched on Thursday at Brac Centre in Dhaka.

The report revealed that in 2024 alone, Bangladesh lost $24 billion - equivalent to 5% of its GDP - due to heat-related productivity losses. Citizens experienced an average of 28.8 heatwave days, 13.2 of which would not have occurred without climate change. Meanwhile, dengue transmission potential has surged 90% compared to the 1951-1960 period, highlighting growing risks from vector-borne diseases.

The national launch was jointly organized by the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Re...