Living amidst polluted waters
Many parts of the municipal area, including Sylhet City Corporation, remain submerged.
Dhaka air remains ‘unhealthy’
Though Dhaka did not take the spot of the world’s most polluted city, its air quality remained “unhealthy” yesterday.
Dhaka air continues to be “unhealthy”
Dhaka’s air quality still remains “unhealthy”.
Environment pollution: 2.15 lakh lives lost in Bangladesh in 2019
Pollution caused over 2.15 lakh premature deaths in Bangladesh in 2019, according to a new global study.
Pollution claims 9m lives each year; Africa worst affected
Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday.
314 illegal brick kilns shut down in 5 districts: DoE to HC
Some 314 illegal brick kilns out of total 411 in Dhaka and four other surrounding districts have been shut down since November last year to control the air pollution.
Dhaka air remains ‘unhealthy’
Though Dhaka did not take the spot of the world’s most polluted city, its air quality remained “unhealthy” yesterday.
Living amidst polluted waters
Many parts of the municipal area, including Sylhet City Corporation, remain submerged.
Khulna city chokes on dust
Khulna city dwellers have been facing intense dust pollution for the last couple of years, as long stretches of roads and drains are being reconstructed under different development projects.
Dhaka’s air quality still “unhealthy”
Dhaka may no longer be the city with world's most polluted air, but the densely populated capital's air quality still remains “unhealthy”.
Dhaka’s air quality back to “unhealthy”
After a marked improvement in recent times, Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” zone today.
Dhaka air 2nd most polluted in the world
Air pollution still remains one of the top-most challenges for Bangladesh. Dhaka has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world.
Dhaka air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning
Air pollution still remains one of the top-most challenges for Bangladesh. Capital city Dhaka has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world.
Execution of law, accountability essential to save rivers: Speakers
Ensuring accountability of government agencies in-charge of conserving rivers, empowering National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), enhancing the institutional capacity, and executing concerned laws with political commitment are some of the essential factors to save the country’s rivers, speakers in a roundtable discussion have said.
Over 90,000 deaths in Bangladesh caused by indoor air pollution in 2019
You are vulnerable to toxic air even when you stay home.