air quality

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks at the launching ceremony of 'Bangladesh National Air Quality Management Action Plan' at the Department of Environment (DoE) on 5 November 2024. Photo: PID
Environment

Rizwana wants independent study on pollution from coal-fired plants

It provides a roadmap for implementing stringent regulations and promoting cleaner technologies in industries, transportation, and urban development, she says

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks to journalists at the Power House on Abdul Gani Road on 24 October 2024. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Transport owners have 6 months to remove unfit vehicles: Rizwana

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Bangladesh

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ for second consecutive day

A view of Dhaka city. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Environment

Dhaka's air quality ‘moderate’ this morning

Dhaka has long grappled with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in the winter and improves during the monsoon. File Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka's air quality in the 'moderate' zone this morning

Representational image: Microsoft copilot
Environment

Dhaka records highest Eid-day air pollution in nine years: CAPS

Residents of Dhaka are exposed to air pollution equivalent to smoking up to three cigarettes each day. Photos: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Unfit buses, brick kilns and construction work: The usual suspects behind Dhaka's deplorable air quality

Representational image of air pollution. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
South Asia

Bangladesh worst in air quality rankings in 2023

Pedestrians suffering amid air pollution in the city. File photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Dhaka begins 2024 with worst air quality in the world

Traffic moves along a highway shrouded in heavy smog in New Delhi, India, December 26, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Environment

Winter smog blankets Dhaka, New Delhi

Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka's air 'hazardous'; worst in the world for 2nd consecutive day

Vehicles ply on a dust-filled road. File Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Environment

Dhaka's air 'hazardous', most polluted in the world Friday morning

Ozone Gas worsens air quality, accelerates global warming: Speakers
Bangladesh

Ozone Gas worsens air quality, accelerates global warming: Speakers