Many of those who live in Dhaka these days say that they will look at other cities to move out if there is any opportunity as they find the capital city unlivable due to its worsening air pollution.
“Living in Dhaka has become a personal battle because its air has become too unhealthy for living,” says Mujibul Haque, a retired engineer.
The residents of Dhaka breathed with the worst and unsafe air from January to March this year as they did during the same period in 2017.
During this 90-day period (January-March 2021), the air quality was recorded as ‘hazardous’ for 12 days, ‘very unhealthy’ for 58 days, ‘unhealthy’ for 19 days and ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ for one day in Dhaka, one of the most polluted cities in the world.
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