Dhaka Air pollution

Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka's air continues to be 'unhealthy' as it ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality today

Dhaka’s air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 195 at 9:10am, this morning

Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’, 4th worst in the world

Dhaka ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka’s air quality 3rd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked third on the global list of cities with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka's air quality 'unhealthy', 5th worst in the world today

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning

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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)

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.

December 25, 2022
December 25, 2022

5 top stories to follow today

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November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022

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

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the “unhealthy” zone this morning..With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 10:20am, the metropolis ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. .An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered “unhealthy”, particularly

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.

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