Dhaka, March 25 -- Bangladesh is likely to see an additional 24 deaths per 100,000 people each year due to rising temperatures by 2050, says a new report on Wednesday that places Bangladesh among the 25 most affected countries globally for heat-related mortality.

The new report from the Climate Impact Lab finds that climate change is projected to increase these premature deaths and that more than 90 percent of them are slated to occur in low- and middle-income countries.

In Khulna, that number rises to 36 deaths per 100,000, exceeding the current death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the country, according to the report.

Dhaka is projected at 22 deaths per 100,000, Chittagong at 12, according to the report on the imp...