Air pollution causes for 20pc deaths in country: WB

A new World Bank (WB) report shows that air pollution is responsible for about 20% of the total premature deaths in Bangladesh. In South Asia, it causes an estimated two million premature deaths each year and incurs significant economic costs. The report titled "Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health

WB report warns Bangladesh against air pollution

A World Bank report launched on Sunday recommended immediate actions, including improving public health services and response mechanisms, improving air pollution data monitoring systems to reduce air pollution impacts on health.The report 'Breathing Heavy: New Evidence on Air Pollution and Health in Bangladesh' assessed the impacts of outdoor air pollution

Drizzle fails to clean Dhaka’s air

 Dhaka's air quality continued to remain 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' on Tuesday despite intermittent late monsoon drizzle a day before. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 132 at 9am, the metropolis ranked 9th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. The United Arab Emirates' Dubai, Pakistan's

Air pollution kills millions every year

Tarik, age 42, lives in a village adjacent to a decades-old coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the day we visited, Bosnian cities were some of the most polluted places on Earth. Describing the devastating health toll the air pollution took each year on the village’s older residents

Dhaka world’s third-most polluted city

Winter is here, so is the pollution. In fact, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh is the world's third-most polluted city. On Wednesday, the capital's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 282 at 11.32 am. India's Delhi and Pakistan's Lahore occupied the top two spots with AQI scores of 406 and