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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

Court

HC orders action to curb air pollution in Dhaka in 7 days

Economist Prof Sayema Haque Bidisha gives speech during the inaugural session of the Air Quality Research and Environmental Policy Discussion at the Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka on Sunday, 12 January 2025. Photo: TBS

Environment

Poor air quality hampers productivity, affects economy, expert warns

File photo of air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: UNB

Environment

Dhaka's air quality 'very unhealthy' this morning

Winter arrives in Dhaka, along with the title of the most polluted city in the world. This photo was captured in the Dhanmondi area on Monday, 9 December 2024 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 continues to be world's most polluted 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

Environment

A blanket of dust: Why Dhaka suffocates every winter

Infographic: TBS

Environment

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

Bangladesh

Air pollution shortens life expectancy in Bangladesh by average 4.8 years: WHO

Only in the last week of June, the much-anticipated monsoon rain arrived in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Panorama

How excessive air pollution is impacting Dhaka’s rainfall pattern

A recent IIT-Delhi study found Kolkata to be the second cleanest city among the 11 metropolitan cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 concentration. Dhaka, as usual, came out as the worst. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, Rajib Dhar

Panorama

What Dhaka can learn from Kolkata on cleaning up its air

File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Environment

No respite from air pollution during Eid holiday: Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst this morning

The traffic police are constantly exposed to Dhaka’s polluted air, which is primarily made up of black smoke from vehicles and dust from road construction work. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Panorama

Dhaka's traffic police are on the front lines of air pollution. Are they okay?

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Environment

More affordable sensors making it easier to detect air pollution

File photo of rain in Dhaka streets. Photo: UNB

Bangladesh

Despite rain, Dhaka’s air quality still ‘unhealthy’