Dhaka Air pollution

Dhaka air quality 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality was marked as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 109 at 9:04 am, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according to IQAir.

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)

The city is a beautiful thing when it’s for everyone

A city is a web of facilities and opportunities in which different agencies and communities lay stakes, push boundaries, and make bullish claims of making things better.

Dhaka’s air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning

Jakarta and Chile's Santiago occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 173 and 157, respectively

Two weeks in the dysfunctional megacity of Dhaka

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.

Dhaka’s air 5th most polluted in the world this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 199 at 9:20 am today, Dhaka ranked fifth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.

Our half-life of choking on polluted air

What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?

Dhaka the most polluted city in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 239 at 08:55am today..The air was classified as 'very unhealthy'.

Why is air pollution still a non-issue?

Government must save residents of Dhaka, other cities from massive pollution

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Dhaka air quality 4th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality was marked as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 109 at 9:04 am, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according to IQAir.

August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023

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)

June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023

The city is a beautiful thing when it’s for everyone

A city is a web of facilities and opportunities in which different agencies and communities lay stakes, push boundaries, and make bullish claims of making things better.

May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023

Dhaka’s air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning

Jakarta and Chile's Santiago occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 173 and 157, respectively

May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023

Two weeks in the dysfunctional megacity of Dhaka

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

Dhaka’s air 5th most polluted in the world this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 199 at 9:20 am today, Dhaka ranked fifth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.

February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023

Our half-life of choking on polluted air

What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?

February 5, 2023
February 5, 2023

Dhaka the most polluted city in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 239 at 08:55am today..The air was classified as 'very unhealthy'.

January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023

Why is air pollution still a non-issue?

Government must save residents of Dhaka, other cities from massive pollution

December 31, 2022
December 31, 2022

Dhaka air most polluted in the world

Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality.