Pollution

Pollution

Air pollution: Old, polluting buses in Dhaka to be scrapped

Says Environment Adviser Rizwana

4d ago

Illegal brick kilns mushroom across Barishal

DoE launches operational drive

4d ago

Dhaka's air most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the air quality and pollution city ranking

1w ago

Dhaka's air ‘very unhealthy’ this morning

The air was classified as "very unhealthy", with such air quality persisting for the past few days, according to the Air Quality Index.

1w ago

Wear masks outdoors

For public information, air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website.

1w ago

Dhaka's air quality worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning

1w ago

Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning

Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy" and such air quality continued for the past few days

2w ago

Dhaka’s air quality world's worst this morning

Today's air was classified as "unhealthy", according to the AQI index.

2w ago

'We are not satisfied with your action'

The High Court today blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite repeated directives..“If effective steps were taken in compliance with our directives, then why the air pollution in the capital has been at or near the top of

1y ago

HC orders demolishing 27 brick kilns in Bandarban

The court delivered the verdict after lifting its earlier order that in 2014 gave two years' time for relocating the brick kilns

1y ago

Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air this morning

India's Delhi and Mumbai occupied the second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 251 and 220, respectively.

1y ago

Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: Studies

Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.

1y ago

Only Delhi's air quality worse than Dhaka's this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 9:15am, the capital ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.

1y ago

Dhaka's air quality the worst in the world today

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 225 at 8:51 am today, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with worst air.

1y ago

Raise awareness to get rid of sound pollution

Terming sound pollution a silent killer, speakers at a seminar underscored the need for a concerted effort to create awareness in every sphere of life to mitigate the perennial menace.

1y ago

‘You are killing us’

The High Court yesterday rebuked the Department of Environment for its inaction in curbing Dhaka’s air pollution despite repeated directives.

1y ago

Dhaka air 5th most polluted in the world: AQI

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "unhealthy" zone this morning.

1y ago

Habiganj’s lifeline ceasing to exist

There was a time when the Jujnal river used to be the lifeline of Habiganj. Boats used to ply the river with goods and passengers, facilitating agriculture, trade and communication simultaneously.

1y ago