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Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 81
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 20th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at about 09:10am on Saturday morning...
Enforce 2020 directives by Nov 30, HC asks govt
The High Court on Thursday issued a fresh directive to the authorities to enforce its nine-point directives issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka...
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 157
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 157 at 9:30am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remains 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 151
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remained in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 191
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� air quality continues with AQI score of 156
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 156 at 9:25am on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be unhealthy with AQI score of 168
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 168 at about 9:25am on Sunday morning...
Rizwana for collective efforts to free Sitalakhya from pollution
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday emphasised collective efforts to free the Sitalakhya River from pollution and restore its natural beauty...
Dhaka鈥檚 air remains unhealthy with AQI score of 169
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 9:00am on Saturday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 140
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 140 at 10:25am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 164
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 164 at 9:35am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone with AQI score of 152
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked seventh on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 at 9:30am on Monday...
Rajshahi gasps as green turns grey
RAJSHAHI, once regarded as the cleanest and most liveable city, is now enveloped in a haze so thick that it has outstripped even Dhaka in pollution. What was once the pride of the north-west has turned into an emblem of environmental decline. Recent data show that the city鈥檚 air quality has for years hovered between 鈥榲ery unhealthy鈥� and 鈥榟azardous鈥� levels, often...
Rajshahi chokes under air pollution
Rajshahi, once arguably the cleanest of cities, is now gasping for breath as its air quality has sunk below that of Dhaka.
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 174
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 174 at about 10:50am on Friday morning...
Child deaths from air pollution 鈥榮ilent epidemic鈥� in Bangladesh: study
Child deaths linked to air pollution have reached crisis levels in Bangladesh, turning into what researchers describe as a 鈥榮ilent epidemic鈥�, according to a new international study by Zero Carbon Analytics.
Dhaka鈥檚 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� air quality persists with AQI score of 167
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 167 at 9:30am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka air continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 160
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 160 at 9:30am on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 141
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns unhealthy for sensitive groups on Saturday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air turns unhealthy with AQI score of 165
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked fourth among cities with the poorest air quality this morning with an AQI score of 165 at about 9:30am...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be moderate with AQI score of 97
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone on Tuesday morning...
鈥楳oderate鈥� air quality persists in Dhaka with AQI score of 66
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 33rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 66 at about 9:20am on Monday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 66
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 31st on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 66 at about 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality in 鈥榤oderate鈥� range with AQI score of 66
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone on Saturday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榤oderate鈥� on Thursday morning with AQI score of 87
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 12th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 87 at 11:00am on Thursday morning...
Due to rains Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榞ood鈥� on Wednesday morning
Under the influence of rainfall since early morning, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 84th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 44 at 10:10am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 172
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 172 at about 10:30am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 124
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 124 at about 9:25am on Wednesday morning...
Effective oversight remains crux of noise pollution control effort
THE government efforts to work out and put in place rules to limit the loudness of sound in silent zones are a welcome move. The government is reported to be working on the Sound Pollution (Control) Rules 2025 after almost all its efforts in the past...
