Air pollution

Air pollution

Dhaka City: Air pollution rose by 13pc over 3 years

Air pollution has increased by almost 13 percent in the capital since 2020, says a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

1d ago

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' this morning

1d ago

Air pollution / Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

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

3w ago

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality was ranked second worst in the world this morning

4w ago

Dhaka's air world’s most polluted for second consecutive day

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

4w ago

Air pollution in Bangladesh: Life expectancy rate cut by 6.8yrs

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.

Air pollution reducing Bangladeshis' life expectancy by nearly 7 years: study

Bangladesh tops list of nations with highest average of particulate matter

Dhaka's air world's most polluted this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI of 174 at 9:20am today

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

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

As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution

Here's what you should know about air pollution from these blazes

Dhaka’s air 7th most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka's air ranked as 7th most polluted among cities around the world this morning, according to Air Quality Index (AQI)

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

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 'moderate' this morning

Dhaka's air quality was marked as "moderate" this morning

Take steps to improve air quality, promote renewable energy: speakers

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 remains 'moderate'

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "moderate" zone this morning

As rain continues, Dhaka's air quality remains 'moderate'

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

Thanks to rain, Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

Dhaka's air quality was marked "moderate" this morning due to rain in the capital city

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning

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