Air pollution
Combating Air Pollution: $2.3b int’l fund fails to improve situation
The air quality in Bangladesh remains toxic nearly half the year even after the country received a whopping $2.3 billion to curb 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.
Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' this morning
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
Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka's air quality was ranked second worst in the world this morning
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
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 2nd most polluted in the world this morning
Iraq's Baghdad and Pakistan's Lahore occupied the first and third spots, with AQI scores of 208 and 198, respectively
Only Karachi's air worse than Dhaka's this morning
Pakistan's Karachi and India's Kolkata occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 188 and 184, respectively
Dhaka's air most polluted in the world for 4th consecutive day
China's Beijing, Pakistan's Lahore, and India's Mumbai occupied the second, third, and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 214, 210, and 197, respectively
Dhaka's air most polluted in the world for 3rd consecutive day
India's Mumbai, China's Beijing and Thailand's Chiang Mai occupied the second, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 203, 198 and 192, respectively
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world for 2nd consecutive day
An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered "unhealthy," 201 and 300 "very unhealthy," and 301 to 400 is considered "hazardous," posing serious health risks to residents.
Dhaka air most polluted in the world this morning
Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively
Dhaka air world's most polluted this morning
China's Wuhan and Nepal's Kathmandu occupied the second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 194 and 191
Premature births in Dhaka on rise for poor air
Premature births and babies born with low birth weight is on the rise in Dhaka city due to poor air quality, found a recent study
Dhaka's air 2nd worst in the world this morning
Myanmar's Yangon and India's Delhi occupied the first and third places with AQIs of 196 and 191 respectively
HC blasts govt for failing to curb air pollution
The High Court yesterday blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite its repeated directives.
