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Dhaka ranked fourth among the world’s most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 134 at 8:35 am. According to the AQI scale, the capital’s air quality was classified as “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” meaning that while the general public is unlikely to be affected, children, older adults and people with respiratory or heart conditions may face health risks if exposed for prolonged periods. Uganda’s Kampala topped the list with an AQI score of 173, followed by Indonesia’s Jakarta at 164 and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kinshasa at 148. An AQI score between 101 and 150 is considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” while readings between 151 and 200 are classified as “unhealthy.” Scores ranging from 201 to 300 are deemed “very unhealthy,” and readings above 301 are considered “hazardous,” posing serious health risks. The AQI serves as a daily measure of air quality, indicating how clean or polluted the air is and the potential health effects associated with exposure. In Bangladesh, the AQI is calculated based on five major pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Dhaka has long struggled with severe air pollution. Air quality generally worsens during the winter months and improves during the monsoon season. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is responsible for around seven million deaths globally each year, primarily due to stroke, heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked first among the world’s most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 277 at 8:18 am. Today, the city’s air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’, indicating a serious health threat, according to the AQI report. Delhi in India, Lahore in Pakistan, and Karachi in Pakistan occupied the second, third and fourth spots on the list, with AQI scores of 241, 241, and 141 respectively. According to the AQI scale, a reading between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’, with generally acceptable air quality, though sensitive individuals should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. AQI levels of 101–150 are ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, 151–200 is ‘unhealthy’, 201–300 is ‘very unhealthy’, and readings above 301 are considered ‘hazardous’, posing severe health risks. The AQI, which reports daily air quality, informs residents how clean or polluted the air is and highlights potential health effects. In Bangladesh, the AQI is calculated based on five key pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone. Dhaka has long struggled with air pollution. Air quality usually deteriorates in winter and improves during the monsoon season. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that air pollution causes about seven million deaths worldwide each year, primarily from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.

Dhaka’s air quality turned “moderate” and ranked 19th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:00 am on Monday. India’s Delhi, Nepal’s Kathmandu and Pakistan’s Lahore and occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 280, 233 and 221, respectively. Dhaka air quality ‘unhealthy’ Tuesday morning 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. 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. Dhaka air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ Sunday 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.

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 184 at 9:00 am on Tuesday morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as “unhealthy,” according to the air quality index (AQI). Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’ Monday morning India's Delhi and Senegal’s Dakar occupied the first and second spots in the list, with AQI scores of 299 and 225, respectively. An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy' while 201-300 is 'very unhealthy' and 301-400 is considered 'hazardous', posing severe health risks to residents. 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’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.

Dhaka air was classified as “Unhealthy” on Tuesday morning. The city has ranked sisth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 166 at 9: 46 am, according to the air quality index. India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and United Arab Emirates’ Dubai occupied the first, second, and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 187, 179 and 174’ respectively. Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning 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. 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. 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.

Dhaka has ranked the 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 128 at 8:27 am on Sunday morning. The air was classified as “unhealthy for sensitive groups”, referring to a health risk to residents, according to the AQI index. Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning Thailand’s Chiang Mai, Qatar’s Doha and Azerbaijan’s Baku occupied the first, second, and third spots on the list, respectively with AQI scores of 171, 162 and 160, respectively. 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. 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. 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.

Dhaka ranked seventh on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 159 at 8:54 am on Tuesday. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, according to the AQI index. Iraq’s Baghdad, India’s Delhi and Uganda’s Kampala occupied the first, second, and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 294, 171 and 165 respectively. Dhaka’s air world’s 5th worst this morning 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. 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. Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world 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.

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded the worst air quality in the world, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 184 at 8:34am on Saturday (February 22, 2025). Saturday's air was classified as “unhealthy”, referring to a grave health threat to its residents, 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. Uganda’s Kampala, Poland’s Krakow and Nepal’s Kathmandu respectively occupied the second, third and fourth places in the list, with AQI scores of 178, 169 and 168 respectively. Nearly everyone in the world breathes polluted air 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 has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 171. The air was classified as “unhealthy” at 8:31 am on Tuesday, according to the AQI index. Pakistan’s Lahore, Egypt’s Cairo and Myanmar’s Yangon occupied the first, second, and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 289, 217 and 192 respectively. Dhaka’s air world's worst on Monday morning 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. 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. Nearly everyone in the world breathes polluted air 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 has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 251 at 8:21 am on Tuesday morning. The air quality was classified as “very unhealthy” according to the AQI Index. Iraq’s Baghdad, Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek and Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kinshasa occupied the second, third and fourth spots on the list, with AQI scores of 248, 222 and 220, respectively. Dhaka's air continues to be world's most polluted this morning 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. The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka's air ‘very unhealthy’ on Monday morning 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's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning