Khulna city is grappling with an escalating dust pollution crisis, exacerbated by ongoing development projects, poor environmental management, and unregulated industrial expansion.
Three-year-old Anisha Anju was struggling to breathe in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute.
Our city’s air quality has reached such hazardous levels that stepping outside is now equivalent to puffing on 22 cigarettes a day.
For public information, air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website.
Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy" and such air quality continued for the past few days
Tops global list for worst air quality with 'hazardous' AQI
Dhaka's air continues to be unhealthy as it ranked 3rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 8:59am this morning
Almost 60,000 vehicles and more than 7,500 building sites were fined
Shortens lives in Gazipur, Narsingdi by over 6 years
The UK government has been warned to drastically reduce air pollution or face renewed legal action.
Air pollution is contributing to about 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK, the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Paediatrics and Child Health have said.
More than 5.5 million people worldwide are dying prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, according to new research.
Dry weather, compounded by waning greenery and heavy construction work, has turned Dhaka's air seriously polluted.
The High Court yesterday demanded an explanation from the authorities concerned as to what steps had been taken to prevent air pollution in four city corporation areas, including Dhaka north and south.
India's capital Delhi ends a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.
Very few of the brick kilns in Bangladesh - approximately 7,000, according to government estimates -- have been constructed following proper design and environmental rules, according to experts.
The quality of air in the capital is extremely unhealthy. The presence of pollutant particles in its air even on a normal day is more than six times the healthy limit. If this sounds scary, then you should know that the air in its neighbouring cities Gazipur and Narayanganj is even worse, according to the Department of Environment (DoE).
Hazardous smog blanketing China's north-east sparks more red alerts, with authorities advising residents in 10 cities to stay indoors.
Cars have been forced off the road and factories are closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was once again blanketed by hazardous smog.
