Dhaka's air is a stew of brick kiln soot, exhaust fumes, construction dust, and factory emissions
Only Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Estonia and Iceland made the grade, IQAir said.
Dhaka’s polluted air isn’t just a statistic — it’s a daily, life-altering challenge.
A smog-choked city feigns denial as it claims the title of worst air quality.
Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022
Today's air was classified as 'very unhealthy'
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.
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).
Says Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air study
Three-year-old Anisha Anju was struggling to breathe in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute.
Our city’s air quality has reached such hazardous levels that stepping outside is now equivalent to puffing on 22 cigarettes a day.
For public information, air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website.
Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy" and such air quality continued for the past few days
Tops global list for worst air quality with 'hazardous' AQI
Dhaka's air continues to be unhealthy as it ranked 3rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 8:59am this morning
Almost 60,000 vehicles and more than 7,500 building sites were fined
Shortens lives in Gazipur, Narsingdi by over 6 years
Dhaka’s two mayors, who step into the fifth year of their tenure this week, have largely failed in their fight against mosquitoes.
The concentration of cancer-causing arsenic, lead and cadmium in Dhaka air is almost double the permissible limit set by the World Health Organization, a new study has found.
