Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Bangladesh lost $24 billion as extreme heat cut its labour productivity in 2024, revealed The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report published earlier this week.

The change in weather pattern also increased by 90 per cent over the period from 1951-1960 to 2015-2024 the transmission potential for dengue, said a press release issued on the occasion of the publication of the report.

Each person in Bangladesh experienced an average of 28.8 heatwave days. Of these, 13.2 would not have been expected to occur without climate change, the press release said, quoting the report.

The national launch of the report took place at BRAC Centre on Thursday, jointly organized by the Centre for Climate Change and Environme...