The city had a score of 159 at 8:29 am, indicating that the quality was unhealthy.
When the AQI value is between 151 and 200, people may begin to experience health effects while members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
Children, adults and people with respiratory disease such as asthma should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion and everyone should limit their outdoor exertion in this situation.
Dhaka ranked the worst in AQI on Monday and Tuesday, indicating that the air quality was ‘very unhealthy’.
The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, tells people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.
Bangladesh’s overcrowded capital has been grappling with air pollution for a long time. The quality usually improves during monsoon.