Dhaka’s air quality world’s worst this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning, with an AQI score of 362 at 8 am on Thursday. Dhaka's air was classified as "hazardous", posing serious health risks to residents, according to the air quality index. Bosnia Herzegovina's Sarajevo, India's Kolkata, Pakistan's Karachi, and

Dhaka’s air quality 4th worst in the world this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 261 at 8:57 am today, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. India’s Kolkata, Pakistan’s Lahore and India’s Delhi occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 291 and 272, and 262 respectively. An AQI between

Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘unhealthy’

Dhaka's air quality continues to be 'unhealthy'. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 149 at 8.27am on Saturday, the metropolis ranked third in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the first and the second spots, with AQI scores of 210

Dhaka’s air quality still remains unhealthy, no relief in sight

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh continues to gasp for fresh air as Dhaka ranks fifth-most polluted city. Dhaka's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 186 at 9:01am on Thursday, which is considered "unhealthy". Poland's Krakow, Pakistan's Lahore, India's Delhi and Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar occupied the top four spots with AQI scores

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

Dhaka’s air quality still unhealthy

Dhaka's air quality continues to be 'unhealthy'. The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has, in fact, been ranked fourth-most polluted in the latest list of world cities with the worst air quality. On Saturday, the capital's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 194 at 9.36 am. Pakistan's Lahore, Afghanistan's Kabul and India's

Dhaka’s air quality still unhealthy

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh continues to wait for cleaner air, despite slipping a couple of notches in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. Dhaka has, in fact, been ranked the fourth-most polluted city in the world. The capital's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at

A blessing in disguise!

The air quality of Dhaka city has made a marked improvement by some 45pc on average a day during the first seven days of the Covid-19 lockdown due to the low level of emissions.According to a survey conducted by Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS) of Stamford University Bangladesh, four