Dhaka becomes 4th most polluted city with AQI score of 177
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 4th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 177 at 9:00am on Wednesday morning...
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Deplorable absence of effective air quality enhancement plan
POLLUTION, especially air pollution, has for long been a major cause for concern for public health and yet, the authorities have consistently remained nonchalant to the issues. Air pollution has, meanwhile, been a threat to city dwellers as air quality in cities, especially Dhaka, has deteriorated. Certain city areas are more affected by air pollution. The photograph...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 182
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 3rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 182 at 9:00am on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka becomes 4th most polluted city with AQI score of 163
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 163 at 9:00am on Monday morning...
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 158
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 158 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� as AQI score is 119
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality was 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Saturday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 46
Under the influence of impending cyclonic storm Dana, the air quality of Dhaka has turned moderate with an AQI score of 46 at 9:00am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� with AQI score of 139
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality was categorised as 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 169
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 8:45am on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 154
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 154 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 97
With an air quality index score of 97 at 9:15am, Dhaka ranked 18th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Saturday morning...
Dhaka becomes second most polluted city with AQI score of 198
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 2nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 198 at 8:55am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 228
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 228 at about 9:00am on Wednesday...
Delhi bans fireworks to curb air pollution
India鈥檚 capital New Delhi ordered Monday a 鈥榗omplete ban鈥� on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city where levels are regularly ranked among the worst in the world...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone with AQI score of 176
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities having the worst air quality with an AQI score of 176 at 9:00am on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone with AQI score of 83
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone on Saturday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 176
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 176 at 9:00am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 73
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turned 鈥榤oderate鈥� and ranked 30th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 73 at 9:15am on Tuesday morning...
BRTA requested to remove old vehicles from roads
The environment, forest and climate change ministry on Sunday sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting removal of buses, minibuses, trucks and covered vans exceeded their economic life from roads in an effort to reduce air pollution...
Ministry asks BRTA to remove unfit vehicles from streets
In an effort to reduce air pollution, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority requesting it to remove buses and minibuses older than 20 years, and trucks and covered vans older than 25 years from roads.
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 101
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 101 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Despite rain, Dhaka鈥檚 air in moderate range with AQI score of 65
Despite the rainfall, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 31st on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 65 at 9:00am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 117
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality was categorised as unhealthy for sensitive groups on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air moderate with AQI score of 62
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 38th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 62 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air still in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� range with AQI score of 56
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone on Saturday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 99
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone on Thursday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone with AQI score of 84
Dhaka has ranked 20th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 84 at 9:00 am on Wednesday...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone with AQI score of 83
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turned 鈥榤oderate鈥� on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 227
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 227 at 9:00am on Monday morning (September 23, 2024)...
Managing and controlling air pollution in Dhaka
URBAN air pollution is a complex mix of toxic pollutants and key contaminants like nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), ozone (O3), and particulate matter (PM). Particulate matter is classified primarily by size due to the varying health effects associated with particles of different diameters. It refers to a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets...