Dhaka becomes most polluted city on Saturday morning
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded the worst air quality in the world, with an Air Quality Index of 184 at about 8:30am on Saturday...
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Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city on Tuesday morning
Dhaka has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 171 on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city on Sunday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 198 at about 8:45am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Thursday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 16th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 148 at about 8:55am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city on Wednesday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 171 at 8:00am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka becomes 7th most polluted city on Tuesday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the seventh on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 187 at 11:00am on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 392
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the first in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 392 at about 9:00am on Monday morning...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city Sunday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 201 at about 8:55am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 177
Dhaka has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 177 at about 9:10am...
Govt encourages safe alternative to plastic: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at a seminar on Wednesday said that the government was working to discourage use of single-use plastic to curb pollution and encouraging safer alternative to save environment...
Playing to gallery won鈥檛 protect rivers
THE River Buriganga is faced with a slow death. Various public agencies responsible for containing river pollution have not only failed to perform their duties but also contributed to the problem. The dying condition of the river is concerning given that the environment, forest and climate change adviser has repeatedly announced their commitment to protecting...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 375
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 375 at 8:45am on Wednesday morning...
Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study
Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Dhaka become smost polluted city with AQI score of 251
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 251 at 8:21 am on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city Monday morning
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities having the worst air quality with an AQI score of 243 at 8:50am on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns 鈥榟azardous鈥� Sunday morning with AQI score 374
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 374 at about 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Time-bound strategy to contain air pollution a must
AIR quality has been steadily declining for a decade, with corrective measures being in disarray. An Energy Policy Institute study of the University of Chicago In 2023 found Bangladesh鈥檚 air to be the most polluted globally, gravely impacting citizens鈥� health and reducing life expectancy by at least 6.8 years. The Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies...
Dhaka becomes 4th most polluted city on Saturday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 4th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 192 at 9:29am on Saturday...
Air pollution Bangladesh capital intensifies
Air pollution in Dhaka city is getting more intense and is staying for periods much longer than it did nine years ago amid a serious lack of pragmatic measure to control the sources of air pollution, increasingly posing public health threats.
Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 'unhealthy' this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 181 at 9:10am on Friday.
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city on Thursday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 267 at about 9:00am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 248
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 248 at 9:00am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka continues to be most polluted city with AQI score of 273
Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 295 on Monday
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities having the worst air quality with an AQI score of 295 at 8:55am on Monday morning...
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 218
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 218 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 257
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 257 at 09:31am on Saturday...
200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
Dhaka becomes 4th most polluted city with AQI score of 223
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has again ranked the fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 223 at 8:45am on Thursday morning...
NBR cuts tax in import of air purifiers
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday said the import cost of air purifiers will be reduced from Tk 1,500 to Tk 7,000 each depending on the quality following the cut in the import duty along with exemption of regulatory duty and advance tax...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 244
Bangladesh鈥檚 densely populated capital, Dhaka, ranked as the city with the third-worst air quality globally, recording an Air Quality Index score of 244 at 8:50am on Tuesday morning...