Are hotspots and frequencies of heat waves changing over time? Exploring causes of heat waves in a tropical country

• Md. Mostafizar Rahman ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: towfiq_dm@brur.ac.bd (TI); mostafiz.bmd16@gmail.com (MMR)

  Affiliation Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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• Md. Abdul Mannan,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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• Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Economics and Sociology, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-9775

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• Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-5908

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• Afruza Sultana,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Software, Visualization

  Affiliation Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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• Md. Kamrul Islam,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia

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• Mst Yeasmin Akter,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh

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• Edris Alam,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Faculty of Resilience, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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• Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam

  Roles Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: towfiq_dm@brur.ac.bd (TI); mostafiz.bmd16@gmail.com (MMR)

  Affiliations Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh, Department of Development studies, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5779-1382

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