Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 304 at 09:04am today
The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh organised a mini marathon in the capital this morning, calling for stronger tobacco control laws to reduce preventable deaths
The air quality was classified as "very unhealthy" according to the AQI Index
The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times higher than the global health standard, leaving millions of residents struggling for relief.
On January 14, a mobile court conducted a raid at Sangu Brickfield (SBM), the only brick kiln in Thanchi upazila and fined it Tk 100,000
Air pollution is responsible for 102,456 deaths annually in Bangladesh, as per a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
Air pollution has become the biggest killer in Bangladesh, and it's not just some far-off statistic
Says Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air study
Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 182 at 9:05am this morning
Dhaka has again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
Dhaka's air quality was categorized as 'unhealthy' this morning
Almost every morning this past winter, media outlets reported on Dhaka’s poor air quality.
Dhaka was identified as the city with the seventh most polluted air globally at 8:46 am today, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161 and categorising its air as "unhealthy"
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:30am today, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality
