Air Pollution Bangladesh

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

Environmental protection laws need stricter enforcement

Bangladesh has a number of environmental laws in place, but enforcement is often weak

If only breathing were optional

I would love to believe that I’m just having a severe reaction to dust, or that it’s all normal seasonal illness, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Let us live, or we leave

In Dhaka, we do not live; we survive.

Will the new air pollution control rules save us?

While some studies point to brick kiln emissions as the main sources, some point to dust sources, and others to vehicular emissions.

Can air pollution affect our mental health?

Recent research has shown that air pollution and depression share a strong link.

Climate change is making us sick

The people most affected by these climate-related health issues have often done the least to create them

Curbing deadly air pollution: 4 nations draw up roadmap

Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan -- have agreed to drastically bring down the annual average of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in the countries’ air to 35 microgrammes per cubic metre by 2030.

Illnesses caused by air polution: The Invisible Killer

Air pollution is killing around 80,000 people every year in Bangladesh by causing respiratory problems as well as depression, and wiping out around 4 percent of the country’s GDP, said a World Bank report yesterday.

August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023

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

August 7, 2023
August 7, 2023

Environmental protection laws need stricter enforcement

Bangladesh has a number of environmental laws in place, but enforcement is often weak

April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023

If only breathing were optional

I would love to believe that I’m just having a severe reaction to dust, or that it’s all normal seasonal illness, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

March 9, 2023
March 9, 2023

Let us live, or we leave

In Dhaka, we do not live; we survive.

February 4, 2023
February 4, 2023

Will the new air pollution control rules save us?

While some studies point to brick kiln emissions as the main sources, some point to dust sources, and others to vehicular emissions.

January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023

Can air pollution affect our mental health?

Recent research has shown that air pollution and depression share a strong link.

December 24, 2022
December 24, 2022

Climate change is making us sick

The people most affected by these climate-related health issues have often done the least to create them

December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022

Curbing deadly air pollution: 4 nations draw up roadmap

Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan -- have agreed to drastically bring down the annual average of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in the countries’ air to 35 microgrammes per cubic metre by 2030.

December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022

Illnesses caused by air polution: The Invisible Killer

Air pollution is killing around 80,000 people every year in Bangladesh by causing respiratory problems as well as depression, and wiping out around 4 percent of the country’s GDP, said a World Bank report yesterday.

September 28, 2022
September 28, 2022

Dhaka world's most polluted city again

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.