The air quality in Dhaka showed no signs of improvement as it continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning (February 12, 2023).
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 175 at 10:28 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked fourth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
Pakistan’s Lahore, China’s Shenyang and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 183, 182 and 180 respectively.
Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning
The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues.
As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.
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