Bangladesh is experiencing its worst power shortage in decades. Some households and small businesses are without electricity for up to 10 to 12 hours at a time. The government has cut energy imports due to low dollar reserves and a prolonged heatwave is increasing the demand for electricity. The outages are affecting production in the crucial textile sector. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury has more from Dhaka, Bangladesh. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #bangladesh
A severe winter storm has gripped parts of North America. The plunging temperatures are set to deliver the coldest Christmas Day to parts of the United States in nearly 40 years. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedStates #Canada #Winter #WinterStorm #Storm #Weather #Cold #ClimateChange #Christmas #WhiteChristmas #Holidays
A powerful winter storm is making its way through the US and Canada, bringing with it massive amounts of snow and extremely low temperatures. It has been called a “once in a generation” event, and it is disrupting travel during one of the busiest times of the year. Climate scientists have said climate change has made storms such as this one more frequent and more powerful during the past 70 years. Al Jazeera’s @CaraLegg reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedStates #US #winter
A school in rural India has been shortlisted for an award at the annual World Architecture Festival. The design — inspired by an old city — is engineered to endure extreme desert temperatures. Al Jazeera’s @Pavni Mittal reports from Rajasthan state in western India. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #WorldArchitectureFestival #India #school
A heatwave in Central Asia is making a severe drought in Kazakhstan even worse. Record temperatures have had a major effect on farmers’ livelihoods. Al Jazeera’s Jillian Wolf reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Kazakhstan #Drought
