EnvironmentRajshahi's 45.1C of 1972 still stands: why the south-west is Bangladesh's furnace
Bangladesh Meteorological Department records kept since 1947 put the country's highest temperature at 45.1 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi on 18 May 1972; meteorologists explain why Rajshahi, Chuadanga, Jashore, Bogura and Ishwardi keep breaking records, and why the hottest reading is not always the mos