Bangladesh children sweat at home as heatwave shuts schools

Millions of pupils were told to stay home this week as the South Asian nation swelters through one of its worst heatwaves on record, with temperatures 4-5 degrees Celsius (7.2-9 degrees Fahrenheit) above the long-term average. Few schools in the capital Dhaka have air conditioning, and trying to conduct classes would have been futile. But the government's decision to shutter schools was no relief to 13-year-old Nur. Her cramped one-room home in the megacity, shared with her younger brother and parents...