Lack of concern about public health among government agencies and inaction of the monitoring agencies continue degrading environment, bringing harmful impact on the city dwellers, particularly the residents of Dhaka city.
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 264 at 8:40 am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 216 at 8:45am on Wednesday...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 264 at 9:00am on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 200 at about 10:30am on Monday...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 283 at 8:35am on Sunday...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 281 at about 9:10am on Saturday...
Bangladesh interim government environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday said the sound pollution control rules would be finalised this month.
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at a meeting on Thursday announced that the government was making every effort to control air pollution.
Bangladesh interim government environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said the government will form a task force to check air pollution.
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 206 at about 9:00am on Thursday morning...
AIR pollution has for some years been a serious cause for concern. It appears that the failure to take effective air quality enhancement programmes has led air pollution to deteriorate. While air pollution usually worsens in the winter, the situation has become threatening this winter. Since the onset of the winter, hospitals have reported a surge...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 249 at 9:10am on Wednesday morning...
AN INCREASE in the number of patients, especially children and the elderly, with complaints of cold-related diseases and death from such diseases warrants special measures. Besides, patients with diseases that are usually aggravated by cold weather, including respiratory problems, diarrhoea, jaundice, skin diseases, fever and others, have crowded...
The government on Tuesday asked people not to go outside without masks as air quality in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh deteriorated to an unhealthy and hazardous level...
Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality on Tuesday morning...
EVERY breath we take should sustain life, yet for millions in Bangladesh, especially in Dhaka, each breath comes with an invisible threat 鈥� air pollution. This silent crisis has woven itself into the fabric of daily life, quietly taking its toll on health, the environment, and livelihoods. Dhaka, the bustling heart of Bangladesh, has become a stark symbol of this...
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 305 at 9:00am on Monday 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 240 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
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 242 at about 9:00am on Friday morning...
Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality on Thursday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 259 at 9:00 am on Wednesday...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 7th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 184 at about 8:55am on Tuesday...
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 183 at 9:00am on Monday morning...
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks said on Sunday...
On the first workday of the week, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 193 at 8:50m on Sunday morning...
Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world鈥檚 first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.
IT IS commendable that the government has announced its firm position against the widespread use of one-time plastic products and continued its drive against polythene bags, but the state of plastic pollution suggests that enforcing a polythene ban is not enough. The environment ministry issued a directive in August that listed 17 single-use plastic products as hazardous and asked retailers and others concerned...
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 168 at 9:00am on Saturday morning...
Diplomats warned on Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world鈥檚 first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and on-going disagreements.