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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 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 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

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 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, 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, 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

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...

Delhi declares air emergency, seeks Centre's approval for artificial rain

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has written to the Central government, requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modis intervention to initiate artificial rain in the capital to tackle the deteriorating air quality. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Rai stated, Layers of smog have blanketed North...

Dhaka's air quality remains unhealthy

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 170 at 9am on Thursday. Reports UNB Todays air was classified as unhealthy while yesterdays (Wednesday) air quality was also in the same zone, according...

Record smog sparks rage and concern in Pakistan

On the streets of Pakistans second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. Lahore -- a city of 14 million people stuffed with factories on the border with India...

Environment Advisor launches national air quality management action plan

Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan said government has developed the National Air Quality Management Action Plan, for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms. It provides...

Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India

A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, reports CNN. The province made the plea as major cities in both countries endure severe air pollution that risks the health of millions of people. Punjabi Secretary for Environment and...

Dhaka’s air remains ‘unhealthy’

Dhakas air continues to be unhealthy as it ranked 3rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 8:59 am on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Pakistans Lahore and Indias Delhi occupied the lists first and second spots, with AQI scores of 517 and 412,...

Dhaka's air continues to be ‘unhealthy’

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 181 at 8:50am this morning (November 1, 2024), reports UNB. Todays air was classified as unhealthy and it continued for the past few days posing a health...