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.
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.
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.
