Dhaka tops world's worst air quality list
Dhaka tops world's worst air quality list

Dhaka has ranked the first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 241 at 9am Wednesday morning (February 19, 2025), reports UNB. Wednesdays air was classified as very unhealthy, referring to a grave health threat to residents, according to the AQI index. When...

Dhaka's air 'unhealthy' today
Dhaka's air 'unhealthy' today

Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 171 at 8:29 am on February 18. Todays air quality was classified as unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka's air 'very unhealthy' today, worse than yesterday
Dhaka's air 'very unhealthy' today, worse than yesterday

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 276 at 8:34 am on February 17. Todays air quality was classified as very unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka’s air 'Very Unhealthy,' threatens health
Dhaka’s air 'Very Unhealthy,' threatens health

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 212 at 8:24 am on February 15. Todays air quality was classified as very unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka's air 'unhealthy' today
Dhaka's air 'unhealthy' today

Dhaka ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 196 at 8:26 am on February 11. Todays air quality was classified as unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka's air 'hazardous', threatening health
Dhaka's air 'hazardous', threatening health

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 392 at 8:25 am on February 10. Todays air quality was classified as hazardous, indicating a severe health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air...

Dhaka's air 'very unhealthy,' pollution persists
Dhaka's air 'very unhealthy,' pollution persists

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 201 at 8:32 am on February 9. Todays air quality was classified as very unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka suffocates as air quality plunges to 'hazardous' this morning
Dhaka suffocates as air quality plunges to 'hazardous' this morning

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 306 at 9:26 am on February 6. Todays air quality was classified as hazardous, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka's air remains 'very unhealthy' today
Dhaka's air remains 'very unhealthy' today

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 251 at 8:21 am on February 4. Todays air quality was classified as very unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka ranks 1st for worst air quality Monday
Dhaka ranks 1st for worst air quality Monday

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 243 at 8:52 am on February 3. Todays air quality was classified as very unhealthy, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka’s air quality turns "hazardous" this morning
Dhaka’s air quality turns "hazardous" this morning

Dhaka ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 374 at 8:44 am on February 2. Todays air quality was classified as hazardous, indicating a health threat, according to the AQI index. The city has been experiencing dangerously high air pollution...

Dhaka's air quality rated 'unhealthy' on Sunday
Dhaka's air quality rated 'unhealthy' on Sunday

Dhaka has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 188 at 8:52 am this morning (January 19), reports UNB. Todays air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution...

Wearing face mask is a must for city dwellers: DoE
Wearing face mask is a must for city dwellers: DoE

The Department of Environment (DoE) has asked the city dwellers to wear face mask when they go outside as citys air quality index (AQI) has deteriorated, reaching a very unhealthy level. Wearing face mask is a must for city dwellers, said a DoE press release today (Jan 13). The environment...

Dhaka's air quality rated 'very unhealthy' on Monday
Dhaka's air quality rated 'very unhealthy' on Monday

Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 252 at 9 am on Monday (Jan 13), reports UNB. The air was classified as very unhealthy according to the air quality and pollution rankings. Mongolias Ulaanbaatar and Vietnams Hanoi occupied the...

Dhaka's air quality rated 'very unhealthy' on Friday
Dhaka's air quality rated 'very unhealthy' on Friday

Dhaka has again ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 219 at 9 am this morning (Jan 10), reports UNB. Todays air was classified as very unhealthy, referring to a severe health threat, according to the AQI index. Such unhealthy air quality in Dhaka...

Dhaka's air still remains 'unhealthy' on Thursday
Dhaka's air still remains 'unhealthy' on Thursday

Dhakas air quality remained classified as unhealthy on Thursday morning, with an AQI score of 193 at 8:45 am, placing the city fifth among the worlds most polluted urban areas, reports UNB. Indias Delhi, Vietnams Hanoi and Pakistans Lahore occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI...

Dhaka ranked 3rd most polluted city in the world
Dhaka ranked 3rd most polluted city in the world

Dhaka ranked as the third most polluted city globally, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 264 recorded at 9:00 am on Tuesday,reports UNB. The citys air quality was classified as very unhealthy, according to the latest global air quality and pollution rankings. Indias Delhi and Bosnia...

Dhaka ranks second in global air pollution index with ‘Very Unhealthy’ air quality
Dhaka ranks second in global air pollution index with ‘Very Unhealthy’ air quality

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 258 on Friday morning, making it the second most polluted city in the world at 10:58 am. The air quality was categorized as very unhealthy, a trend that has persisted over the past few days, according...

Dhaka tops global air pollution rankings on Friday morning
Dhaka tops global air pollution rankings on Friday morning

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded the worst air quality globally on Friday morning, December 6, 2024, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 242. At 9 a.m., the citys air was classified as unhealthy, according to AQI standards. The AQI categorizes air quality into...

Dhaka’s air quality 5th worst in the world
Dhaka’s air quality 5th worst in the world

Bangladeshs capital city Dhaka has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 183 at 9am Monday morning, reports UNB. Mondays air was classified as unhealthy, according to the AQI index. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and...