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.
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
Iraq's Baghdad and Pakistan's Lahore occupied the first and third spots, with AQI scores of 208 and 198, respectively
Pakistan's Karachi and India's Kolkata occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 188 and 184, respectively
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
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
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.
Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively
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 and babies born with low birth weight is on the rise in Dhaka city due to poor air quality, found a recent study
Myanmar's Yangon and India's Delhi occupied the first and third places with AQIs of 196 and 191 respectively
The High Court yesterday blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite its repeated directives.