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 ...

The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times ... specialist at the WB, said air pollution in Bangladesh affects health at all ...

At 12 noon yesterday, Dhaka’s air quality was 3rd worst in the world. Only two Chinese cities – Wuhan and Chengdu – had ...

Dhaka has long been plagued by air pollution issues. The air quality generally worsens in winter, becoming unhealthy, and improves during the rainy season. According to the World Health Organization ...

The barren landscapes Eliot wrote about seemed to echo Dhaka’s ecological and cultural disconnect, creating an overwhelming ...

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 255 at 09:01am today (17 January).  ​​The air was classified as 'very ...

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 ...

Expressing serious concern over the current levels of air pollution in Dhaka, the High Court yesterday ... said speakers in a webinar. Gazipur has the most polluted air out of 64 districts in ...

Dhaka's air quality ranked the 11th worst globally on Saturday as the city continued to grapple with “unhealthy” pollution levels, according to the Air Quality Index, or AQI. Despite being a ...

NEW DELHI: Nestled between East Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill and the bustling ... don’t even realise it’s due to the landfill’s pollution. I’ve suffered from a persistent fungal infection ...

Every year, 102,456 persons, including 5,258 children in Bangladesh, die prematurely as a result of air pollution.

This rises to 5.6 years in the capital Dhaka and 6.3 years in the city’s Gazipur district, the worst afflicted area. India ...