air pollution

Today local media announced the air quality in Tehran had reached "unhealthy" levels, with an average air quality index (AQI) of 170. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Students, employees told to stay home due to air pollution in Iran

This phenomenon, known as thermal inversion, is most pronounced during winter, when cold air and a lack of wind can keep hazardous smog over the city for days

File photo of air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: UNB
Environment

Air quality: Dhaka 3rd most polluted city in the world this morning

Infographic: TBS
Environment

'Is anyone even analysing the air?'

Infograph: TBS
Thoughts

Breathing easier: Making clean air affordable for everyone

Winter arrives in Dhaka, along with the title of the most polluted city in the world. This photo was captured in the Dhanmondi area at 8:30am this morning as Dhaka once again topped the list of cities with worst air quality with an AQI score of 302. Photo: Md Tajul Islam
Environment

Dhaka's air quality worst in the world this morning

Infographic: TBS
Environment

Dhaka tops air pollution ranking: What does this mean for us?

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 392 at 9am, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the most polluted air. Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka ranks first on list of cities with most polluted air today

File photo of air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka's air most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka has been struggling with poor air quality for years, particularly during the winter months, consistently topping global lists of cities with the worst air quality. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

The hidden danger: How indoor air pollution mirrors outdoor threats

People practice yoga in thick smog at a park in New Delhi, on Nov. 15. Photo: Manish Swarup/AP Photo via Bloomberg
South Asia

Noxious New Delhi air triggers curbs, schools go online

People work in a coriander field amid smog on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan on November 7, 2024. REUTERS
World+Biz

Pakistan bans entry to parks, zoos as air pollution worsens

Representational image. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning

Vehicles ride past on an expressway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2024.Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
South Asia

India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites