Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 13th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 99 at 9:10am this morning (October 4, 2024). Today’s air was classified as 'moderate', 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, Uganda’s Kampala and India’s Delhi occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 200, 184 and 159, 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. Read: Despite rain, Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning 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. Read more: Dhaka’s air quality still marks ‘unhealthy’

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 103 at 8:56 am, Dhaka ranked 9th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. The United Arab Emirates' Dubai, Indonesia’s Jakarta and Uganda’s Kampala occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 161, 156 and 141, respectively. Dhaka's air quality 'unhealthy' yet again An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with acceptable air quality. However, there may be a health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Thanks to rain, Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone. Dhaka has long grappled with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in the winter and improves during the monsoon. Dhaka's air quality ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning  Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year.

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone this morning (July 03, 2023), thanks to the torrential rain for the past couple of days and thin traffic, since the capital isn't yet back to its usual hustle and bustle following the Eid holidays. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 74 at 9:15 am, Dhaka ranked 19th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. South Africa’s Johannesburg, Indonesia’s Jakarta, and Chile’s Santiago occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 161, 156 and 152, respectively. An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with an acceptable air quality. However, there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Read more: Plastic Pollution: Harmful effects on human health and environment Besides, an AQI between 150 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy', AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria 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. Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Read more: HC summons N’ganj DC, DoE officials for not complying with directives to control air pollution As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year.

Dhaka’s air ranked 6th most polluted in the world this morning (June 4, 2023) as per the Air Quality Index (AQI). The air in Dhaka was categorised as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, with an AQI score of 147 at 9:50 am. Iraq's Baghdad, Qatar's Doha and India's Delhi occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 718, 163, and 156, respectively. Read: Urgent, coordinated actions needed to curb air pollution in South Asia: World Bank When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 151 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. In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria 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 the winter and improves during the monsoon. Read more: Environment Minister wants Britain's cooperation in tackling climate risk.

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, has once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality. Dhaka's air quality was recorded at 159 at 8:55 am on Thursday, according to Air Quality Index (AQI). India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the next two spots, with AQI scores of 158 and 157, respectively. An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be ‘unhealthy’ while 201 and 300 is considered ‘very unhealthy’, and 301 to 400 is ranked 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. Also read: No improvement in Dhaka's air quality, still 'unhealthy' this morning In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria 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 the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.  

As the heatwave severely impacts public life, with an air quality index (AQI) score of 158 at 9:40 am today (April 17, 2023), Dhaka ranked 5th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. India’s Delhi, Nepal’s Kathmandu and Thailand’s Chiang Mai occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 228, 198 and 165, respectively. An AQI between 101 and 150 is considered 'unhealthy', AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. Also Read: Dhaka's air 4th most polluted in the world this morning In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria 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. Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. Read More: Inverter AC Prices in Bangladesh in 2023

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning Dhaka, Apr 05 (UNB) Dhaka's air quality is ‘moderate’ this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 80 at 9 am, Dhaka ranked 15th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Thailand’s Chiang Mai, China’s Shenyang, and India’s Delhi occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 292, 218 and 171, respectively. An AQI between 150 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy', AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria 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. Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.

Dhaka has long been grappling with severe air pollution. Air quality in some other major cities in Bangladesh including Khulna continues to deteriorate, posing serious health risks to the residents.It’s been a year since World Health Organization launched a project to transform Khulna into a healthier city. Besides, Khulna City Corporation and other agencies concerned are also working to make the city a healthy one by 2027.However, air pollution remains the biggest challenge in achieving that goal. Although the air quality has been comparatively tolerable in the past few days, Khulna’s overall air quality in the past few months has been ‘Unhealthy’. Also read: Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morningExperts and officials concerned said dust from construction sites, smoke from old vehicles, and use of toxic fuel are the major reasons behind the polluted air of the city. As construction and renovation works are going on in different parts of the city the level of air pollution has increased, they said. At the Boyra intersection in the city, air pollution levels in the city are being measured round-the-clock from the Continuous Air Monitoring Stations (CAMS) of the Department of Environment, which is published every day in the form of a report on CAMS' website.According to CAMS’ observation, Khulna’s air quality was ‘extremely unhealthy’ in November and December last. On February 15, the CAMS cited the city’s air quality as ‘extremely unhealthy’ once again.In addition, the air quality on March 17 and 18 was substantially worse than usual.Experts say that the normal value of particulate matter in the air of a place or PPM (parts per million) is 150 cubic meters in 24 hours.However, analysis of CAMS’ report showed there have been over 250 cubic meters of particulate matter in Khulna's air in the last few months. The number hit 400-450 cubic meters a few times during this period.The UNB correspondent noticed the problem of air pollution while visiting various parts of the city.Most of the roads from the city’s Shonadanga area to Shahid Sheikh Abu Naser Hospital and Khalishpur area are in still in bad shape. Due to the ongoing construction work, air quality of the areas adjacent to these roads has become extremely unhealthy.Meanwhile, the link roads from Joragate, Ahsan Ahmed road, Shamsur Rahman road, BIDC road, Khan Jahan Ali Shorok, Shipyard road, Mujgunni highway and Bus Terminal area of the city to Boyra, Notun Rasta, link roads close to the bus terminal have become dangerous due to excessive dust. Therefore, people are avoiding these areas and roads.Tanvir Haydar, a senior chemist at the Department of Environment in Khulna, said due to the excessive dust being originated from the construction work, the amount of heavy particles are on the rise in the air. “And exposure to such hazardous pollutants causes a variety of respiratory illnesses, such as cough and asthma,“ he added.Dr Md Khosrul Alam, head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Khulna Medical College, said, “The number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma patients in Khulna is believed to be increasing due to air pollution. If the amount of hazardous particles in the air is high, it easily damages the lungs every time a person breathes. As a result, various respiratory illnesses, including COPD, asthma, are increasing.”This chest specialist believes extensive research needs to be done in this regard.Meanwhile, chief health officer of Khulna City Corporation Dr Shawpan Kumar Haldar said children are more vulnerable to respiratory disease such as asthma and pneumonia due to the air pollution.Dr Mehedi Newaz, vice principal at Khulna Medical College said construction works have been going on in the city to fix the problem of waterlogging and the development of road networks.“Due to this reason, air pollution is increasing in the city. We’re hoping that it will be resolved quickly. Meanwhile, any necessary action will be taken by addressing the issue at the next meeting,” he said.Contacted, Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque said, We usually carry out the development projects in the dry season. Currently, majority of the city's areas are undergoing road and drainage maintenance work. As a result, the amount of dust has increased. Once the projects are completed, the air quality will be tolerable again as the monsoon is approaching. Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.  

Dhaka’s air quality is still in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 187 at 9 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked 3rd in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Pakistan’s Lahore and India’s Delhi occupied the first two spots, with AQI scores of 193, 189. Also Read: AQI: Dhaka's air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’ while between 201–300 is ‘’very unhealthy’, and 301–400 is '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 particular 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. Also Read: AQI: Dhaka’s air continues to be in ‘unhealthy’ zone Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognized as increasing a person’s chances of developing heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections, and  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 is in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 161 at 9:20 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked seventh in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore, and Karachi occupied the first, second, and third spots, with AQI scores of 237, 193 and 182 respectively. An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’ while between 201–300 is ‘very unhealthy’, and 301–400 is '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 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.