Shortens lives in Gazipur, Narsingdi by over 6 years
Take action against those responsible for this situation
Government must reduce the toxicity through decisive steps
Its air quality continued to be in the "unhealthy" zone with an air quality index (AQI) score of 169 at 8:55am
Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 213 at 9:48am, this morning
Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 181 at 9:05am this morning
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
It poses the greatest environmental threat to human health
No visible progress in curbing air pollution in Dhaka
The High Court has directed the director general of Department of Environment (DoE) to submit a report on what step the organization have taken to prevent air pollution in Dhaka.
Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide, doubling recent assessments, according to a study.
Bangladesh has the most polluted air in the world and Dhaka is the second most polluted capital city, according to a new study.
On the banks of the Halda at Uttar Mohra point, within the boundaries of Chattogram city corporation area, a lone brick kiln emits plumes of poisonous smoke.
Seven million people suffer premature deaths due to household and outdoor air pollution every year around the globe, according to the World Health Organization.
Dhaka’s air quality has been ranked as third most polluted in the world according to an air quality data compiled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for megacities with a population of 14 million or more.
Bangladesh has experienced a sharp increase in air pollution since 2010 as 81 percent population are exposed to household air pollution from solid fuel burning, says a new global study report.
Dhaka city again ranked as one of the most polluted in the world yesterday, according to the air quality index prepared by the US Environmental Protection Agency.