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Dhaka tops air pollution list despite weekend traffic drop
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 157 at 10:10am. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. Though today is weekend with...
Dhaka air quality sees rare improvement, AQI drops to ‘moderate’
The air quality of Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has surprisingly improved with an AQI score of 53 at 9:50am this morning. Dhaka ranked fifty-five on the list of cities with the worst air quality and the air was classified as moderate, referring to a light threat, according...
Dhaka air quality ‘moderate’, ranks 54th globally
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 54th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 56 at 10:26am this morning . The air was classified as moderate, referring to a light health threat, according to the AQI index. However an unhealthy air...
Dhaka’s air quality classified as ‘moderate’
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 19th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:45am on Wednesday. The air was classified as moderate, referring to a light health threat, according to the AQI index. However an unhealthy air quality...
Dhaka’s air quality turns ‘moderate’ this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 10:16am on Monday. The air was classified as moderate, referring to a light health threat, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. After a few days,...
Dhaka air quality improves slightly with AQI at 129
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 129 at 9:20am on Sunday. The air was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, referring to a health threat, according to the AQI index. However the...
Dhaka's air quality remains 'unhealthy'
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked seventh on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 at 9:26am on Saturday. The capitals air was classified as unhealthy, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. Indias Delhi, Pakistans Lahore and...
Researchers develop solutions to lower brick industry emissions, enhance air quality
As scientists continue to sound the alarm on the increasing dangers of fossil fuels, a new study by researchers at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), Stanford University, icddr,b, Greentech Knowledge Solutions, and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has...
Dhaka’s air quality 'moderate' this morning
Dhakas air quality remained in the moderate category on Saturday morning, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI). With an AQI score of 80 at 9am, the densely populated capital ranked 20th among the worlds most polluted cities, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is...
Dhaka’s air quality turns ‘moderate’ this morning
Dhaka ranked 17th among cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 93 at 9:30 am this morning (Friday). Todays air was classified as moderate, indicating a slight threat, according to the AQI index. However, city residents had experienced unhealthy air quality over the past few...
Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 14th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 106 at 10:30am on Monday morning, reports UNB. Todays air was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, referring to a health threat, according to the AQI...
Dhaka faces consecutive days of ‘moderate’ air quality
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 59th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 59 at 9:16am this morning. The air was classified as moderate, according to the AQI index. Such air quality continued for the second consecutive day on...
Dhaka's dwellers breathe "moderate" air quality today
Dhakas 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. Indias Delhi, Nepals Kathmandu and Pakistans Lahore and occupied the first, second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 280, 233 and 221,...
Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 151 at 8:50 am on Sunday, reports UNB. Todays air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a growing health threat to residents, according to the AQI index....
Dhaka ranks 9th in global cities with worst air quality
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the ninth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 on Saturday morning. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health risk to residents, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. Nepals...
Dhaka ranks 15th for worst air quality today
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 110 at 9:09 am on Thursday. 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 ‘tolerable’ today
Dhaka, the heavily populated capital of Bangladesh, was ranked 14th out of 124 cities globally for air pollution on Tuesday, with Kathmandu, Nepal, taking the top spot. According to Swiss-based air quality monitoring organization IQ Air, Dhaka recorded an air quality index score of 98 at 11 am...
Dhaka's air quality remains 'unhealthy' despite reduced traffic during Eid
Although traffic has significantly reduced and fewer people are out in Dhaka for celebrating Eid, the citys air quality continues to remain in the unhealthy range. Despite the drop in daily activity, Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 154...
Dhaka's air quality hits 4th worst in the world today
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 158 on Saturday morning. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health risk to residents, according to the AQI index. Nepals Kathmandu,...
Dhaka’s air quality gradually improves as people leave the city
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 11th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 144 at 10:10am on Thursday. The air was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI index,...
Dhaka tops global air quality index with 'very unhealthy' rating
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 221 at 09:01 am on Saturday. The air was classified as very unhealthy, according to the air quality and pollution city ranking, reports UNB. An AQI between 151 and...
Dhaka ranks 3rd worst in air quality, health risks to residents
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 189 at 9: 45am on Wednesday. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. When...
Dhaka ranked sixth worst in the world for air quality
The city has ranked sixth 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. Indias Delhi, Pakistans Lahore and United Arab Emirates Dubai occupied the first, second, and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 187, 179...
Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked tenth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 at 9: 50am this morning (March 14, 2025). Todays air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI index....
Dhaka’s air marks ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ today
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked thirteen on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 133 at 10:25am on Thursday. The air was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI...
Dhaka’s air quality 'unhealthy' on Wednesday
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 192 at 10:25am this morning. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI index. When the AQI...
Dhaka ranks second in worst air quality global list
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 196 at 9:04am this morning. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI index, reports UNB....
Dhaka tops global air quality list, classified 'Unhealthy'
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh has topped on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 171 at 9:05am on Wednesday morning. The air was classified as unhealthy, referring to a health threat to residents, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. When...