Government measures fall short, experts say, as air quality index (AQI) readings become more hazardous in Thai capital.

With an air quality index score of 273 at 8:30am, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the most polluted air. An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be ‘unhealthy’ while 201 and 300 are ...

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality Tuesday morning . With an air quality ...

The harsh reality for the millions of people living in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is that every breath they take puts their health at risk. The city is at the top of the world's most polluted ...

DHAKA, Jan 27, 2025 (BSS) - The Department of Environment today conducted 11 mobile court operations in different districts, ...

Bangladesh consistently ranks amongst the worst in air quality, causing untold damage to people’s health and quality of life. The government must start taking immediate action to mitigate the damages ...

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities having the worst air quality with an AQI ...

Dhaka topped the list of cities having the worst air quality with an AQI score of 295 at 8:55am this morning (January 27, ...

The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times higher than the ...

Lahore, Pakistan, has topped the global air pollution list today, with Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, holding the second ...

Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have already seen hundreds of schools closed a ...

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 257 at 9:31am today (25 January). The air was classified as 'very ...