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Worrying absence of effective air quality enhancement plan

POLLUTION, especially air pollution, has for long been a major cause for concern for public health. Yet, the authorities have consistently remained nonchalant about the issue. While about 200,000 premature deaths are attributed to air pollution every year, the Air Quality Life Index says that pollution shortens the life expectancy of an average Bangladeshi by...

Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 125

Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ on Thursday morning...

Air pollution shortens life span of Bangladeshis by 4.8 years: WHO

Bangladesh is the world’s most polluted country and fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens the average Bangladeshi resident’s life expectancy by 4.8 years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organisation guideline of 5 µg/m³ was met, says a new global report released on Wednesday...

Dhaka’s air still in ‘moderate’ range with AQI score of 61

Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Wednesday morning...

Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 70

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 30th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 70 at 9:00am this morning...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 68

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 32nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 68 at about 9:10am on Sunday morning...

Dhaka air continues to be moderate with AQI score of 61

Dhaka has ranked 45th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 61 at 9:14am on Saturday morning...

Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 98

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked ninth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 98 at 9:15am on Wednesday morning...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 59

Dhaka has ranked 41th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 59 at 9:10am on Tuesday morning...

Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ amid rainfall

Amid the light to moderate rainfall on Saturday night and early Sunday, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 32th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 69 at 9:10am on Monday morning...

Dhaka’s air quality ‘good’ with AQI score of 37

Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘good’ on Saturday morning...

Dhaka’s air quality in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 97

Dhaka’s air quality 5th worst with AQI score of 133

Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning...

Dhaka air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 121

Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ on Tuesday morning...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 85

Dhaka has ranked 14th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 85 at 9:00am on Monday morning...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 60

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 60 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...

Dhaka’s air quality in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 83

Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Saturday morning...

Dhaka’s air quality continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 91

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 91 at 9:15am on Sunday morning...

Dhaka’s air ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 56

Dhaka ranked 60th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 56 at 09:08am on Saturday morning...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 64

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 42nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 64 at 9:45am on Friday morning...

Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 53

Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in ‘moderate’ zone on Thursday morning...

Many dementia cases could be prevented by eliminating risk factors: study

Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though outside experts warn that such measures can only go so far...

Dhaka’s air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 135

Dhaka ranked 9th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 135 at 9:01am on Wednesday morning...

Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 52

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 58th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 52 at 9:00am on Friday...

Dhaka’s air continues to be moderate with AQI score of 61

Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Thursday morning...

Dhaka air quality continues to be moderate

Dhaka has ranked 32nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 68 at 9:20am on Monday.

Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 73

Dhaka has ranked 20th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 73 at 9:05am on Saturday...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone amid heavy rainfall

Under the influence of heavy rainfall since early morning, the air quality of capital Dhaka turned ‘moderate’ with an AQI score of 58, which is the lowest in last several months, at 9:30am on Friday morning...

Dhaka’s air in ‘moderate’ zone with AQI score of 54

Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in ‘moderate’ zone on Tuesday morning...

Dhaka’s air classified as moderate with AQI score of 80

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 16th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 80 at 9:05am on Monday morning...