Pollution

Pollution

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

Says Environment Adviser Rizwana

13h ago

Illegal brick kilns mushroom across Barishal

DoE launches operational drive

14h 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

6d 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

1w ago

Dhaka’s air quality world's worst this morning

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

2w ago

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

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Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality was categorized as 'unhealthy' this morning

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Dhaka air a winter hazard

Almost every morning this past winter, media outlets reported on Dhaka’s poor air quality.

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Dhaka air seventh most polluted this morning

Dhaka was identified as the city with the seventh most polluted air globally at 8:46 am today, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161 and categorising its air as "unhealthy"

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Dhaka’s air 4th most polluted in the world this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:30am today, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

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Phulbari Municipality: Chhoto Jamuna now a dumping zone

Garbage, including plastic waste, piled up across 400 metres under a footbridge on Chhoto Jamuna river, and also scattered along the riverbank on both sides -- this was what this correspondent saw during a recent visit to Phulbari municipality in Dinajpur.

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Dhaka’s air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 167 at 10:30am today

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‘Hazardous’ air: DoE asks Dhaka residents to wear masks outdoors

The Department of Environment (DoE) has advised people in Dhaka to wear masks if the air pollution in the capital reaches "hazardous" level

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Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

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Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day today

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