The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to take effective steps to mitigate air pollution in Dhaka and implement nine previous ... for road and construction works. Seizing vehicles ...

More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed on Thursday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to ...

“Pollution from the districts surrounding Dhaka also reaches Dhaka. We have set a deadline for six months to remove old vehicles that spew black smoke from the transport sector. Hopefully, the ...

According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air's latest report (published in The Daily Star on January 18), air ...

Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder, chairman of CAPS, told TBS, "Dust from construction work and black smoke from vehicles are major sources of air pollution in Dhaka. The agencies responsible for controlling ...

(AP Photo/John Locher) The sky is filled with smoke ... of car in Altadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher) LOS ANGELES (AP) — With levels of sooty air pollution far ...

Air pollution is directly responsible for 102,456 deaths in Bangladesh annually. That's more than the total number of fatalities caused by road accidents or diseases.

Besides, five establishments were warned of air pollution. In Dhaka’s Jatrabari area, a mobile court fined drivers of six vehicles Taka 30,000 for emitting excessive black smoke. In Faridpur, the ...