The residents of several areas in Dhaka are set to face a 12-hour gas supply disruption on Thursday, as part of ongoing maintenance work by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC. The suspension will last from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, affecting all categories of consumers in Islambag, Rahamatganj, Lalbagh DPDC Substation adjacent areas, Lakshamibazar, Chandirghat and surrounding areas, Titas Gas said in an announcement on Wednesday. Consumers in adjacent areas may also experience low gas pressure during the period, the statement added. Read: Gas supply to remain off for 12 hours in Narsingdi Wednesday Titas Gas regretted the temporary inconvenience to be caused, assuring residents that the suspension is necessary for maintenance and operational improvements in the gas distribution system. Residents are advised to plan accordingly and make necessary preparations to cope with the temporary disruption.

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 231 at 9am this morning (November 18, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy’ and such air quality continued for the past few days, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Iraq’s Baghdad occupied the first, second and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 1014, 402 and 202 respectively. Read: Dhaka’s ‘very unhealthy’ air quality persists 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. 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.

A three-member BNP delegation, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, held a meeting with Megan Bouldin, the US Embassy’s chargé d'affaires in Dhaka, on Thursday. The hour-long meeting began at 10 am at Bouldin’s Gulshan residence, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. He said Fakhrul, along with BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Organising Secretary Shama Obed, went to the US envoy's house at her invitation to have tea. Sayrul said the discussion covered the issues of mutual interest between Bangladesh and the United States, during the meeting.

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 121 at 9:20am this morning (November 12, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups’, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi and Vietnam’s Hanoi occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 781, 304 and 194 respectively. Read more: Dhaka’s ‘unhealthy’ air quality persists 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. 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.

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 11th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 150 at 9am this morning (November 8, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy’ and it continued for the past few days posing a health threat, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. Read: Dhaka’s ‘unhealthy’ air quality persists Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi and Bosnia Herzegovina’s Sarajevo occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 717, 426 and 193 respectively. 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. 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.

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 165 at 9am this morning (November 7, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy’ and it continued for the past few days posing a health threat, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Vietnam’s Hanoi occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 822, 441 and 175 respectively. Read: Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. 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.

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 174 at 9:15am this morning (November 4, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy’ and it continued for the past few days posing a health threat, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and again India’s Kolkata occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 447, 414 and 195 respectively. 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. 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.

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 154 at 9:00am this morning (October 20, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy’ while yesterday’s (Saturday) air quality was marked as ‘moderate’ with an AQI score of 97,’ according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. Read: Dhaka’s air quality ‘moderate’ this morning Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi and United Arab Emirates’ Dubai occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 409, 272 and 174 respectively. 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. Read more: Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning 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.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thunder showers in all divisions including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Friday. “Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Barishal and Chattogram divisions,” said a met office update. The country’s highest 53millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Barishal in 24 hours till 6am on Friday. Read: Rain, thunder shower likely over 4 divisions, BMD says Day temperatures may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, according to the BMD. The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Feni at 35.5 degree Celsius over the past 24 hours till 6pm on Thursday while the lowest temperature 21.6 degree Celsius was recorded in Panchagarh’s Tetulia till 6am on Friday.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over the recent influx of more than 40,000 Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh fleeing conflict in the bordering states. “Regional stability is crucial for both the nations,” the Adviser emphasized when Ambassador of Myanmar to Bangladesh Kyaw Soe Moe paid a maiden call on the Foreign Adviser at the latter's office. The Foreign Adviser reiterated the need for the safe and sustainable repatriation of the displaced Rohingya population, underscoring the importance of peace and stability in Myanmar. During the meeting, they discussed a range of bilateral issues including sustainable repatriation of Rohingya people. Hossain stressed that Bangladesh and Myanmar, being two close neighbours, have certain challenges in the bilateral relations that need to be resolved on a priority basis. The Myanmar Ambassador acknowledged the difficulties caused by the conflict, explaining that efforts toward the repatriation of displaced persons had been delayed due to the ceasefire breakdown by the Arakan Army in November 2023. Read: Bangladesh protests killing of Bangladeshi fisherman by Myanmar Navy The Foreign Adviser expressed hope that the Myanmar government and other key players would soon engage in constructive dialogue to address the crisis. He highlighted the security concerns stemming from the volatile border situation such as rise in human trafficking. Adviser Hossain reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to enhancing regional cooperation with South-East Asian Countries, where Myanmar is a vital gateway. He sought Myanmar’s support for Bangladesh’s bid to become a part of ASEAN’s Sectoral Dialogue. They also discussed strengthening bilateral trade, increasing people-to-people contact, and the potential resumption of direct flights between Dhaka and Yangon. They emphasized finalizing the coastal shipping agreement currently under negotiation between the two countries. Read more: Myanmar deports over 50,000 illegal foreigners Ambassador Kyaw Soe Moe conveyed his government’s gratitude to Bangladesh for providing shelter, food, and medical support to Myanmar troops, as well as facilitating their repatriation after they had recently crossed into Bangladesh amidst the ongoing conflict in Rakhine.