Air pollution has increased by almost 13 percent in the capital since 2020, says a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' this morning
Virtually everyone in Europe lives in polluted towns and cities where annual average levels of fine particulate matter are higher than the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended limit
Dhaka's air quality was ranked second worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day with an AQI of 176 at 8:58am today
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are, in order, the top four most polluted countries in terms of annualised, population-weighted averages of fine particulate matter, a study showed yesterday.
Bangladesh tops list of nations with highest average of particulate matter
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI of 174 at 9:20am today
Iraq's Baghdad, the United Arab Emirates' Dubai and Kuwait's Kuwait City occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 187, 177 and 170, respectively
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Dhaka's air ranked as 7th most polluted among cities around the world this morning, according to Air Quality Index (AQI)
Indonesia's Jakarta, Pakistan's Lahore and Iraq's Baghdad occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 156, 139 and 134 respectively
Dhaka's air quality was marked as "moderate" this morning
The government needs to promote renewable energy to improve the country's air quality, especially in cities and other urban areas, said speakers at a press conference today
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "moderate" zone this morning
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 91 at 9:11am, Dhaka ranked 12th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
Dhaka's air quality was marked "moderate" this morning due to rain in the capital city
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 80 at 9:00am, Dhaka ranked 15th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality