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Air pollution
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Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
Air pollution
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Air pollution
Nearly two children die every hour in Bangladesh due to air pollution: study
16 October 2025, 01:31 AM
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Bangladeshis losing 5.5 years to toxic air
28 August 2025, 18:10 PM
Air pollution
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning
9 May 2025, 04:25 AM
Air pollution
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’ even on weekend
2 May 2025, 04:58 AM
Air pollution
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world for 2nd consecutive day
An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered "unhealthy," 201 and 300 "very unhealthy," and 301 to 400 is considered "hazardous," posing serious health risks to residents.
3 March 2023, 04:25 AM
Dhaka air most polluted in the world this morning
Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively
2 March 2023, 03:50 AM
Dhaka air world's most polluted this morning
China's Wuhan and Nepal's Kathmandu occupied the second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 194 and 191
1 March 2023, 04:50 AM
Premature births in Dhaka on rise for poor air
Premature births and babies born with low birth weight is on the rise in Dhaka city due to poor air quality, found a recent study
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka's air 2nd worst in the world this morning
Myanmar's Yangon and India's Delhi occupied the first and third places with AQIs of 196 and 191 respectively
28 February 2023, 04:05 AM
HC blasts govt for failing to curb air pollution
The High Court yesterday blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite its repeated directives.
27 February 2023, 18:00 PM
'We are not satisfied with your action'
The High Court today blasted all departments concerned of the government for their failure to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite repeated directives..“If effective steps were taken in compliance with our directives, then why the air pollution in the capital has been at or near the top of
27 February 2023, 14:06 PM
Dhaka air world’s most polluted this morning
India's Delhi and China's Beijing occupied the second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 221 and 187
27 February 2023, 04:42 AM
Dhaka's air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning
India's Delhi and Pakistan's Lahore occupied the first and second spots, with AQI scores of 244 and 235
26 February 2023, 04:45 AM
Dhaka's air hazardous, worst in the world this morning
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 335 at 9:10am, the capital ranked first in the list of world cities with the worst air quality
17 February 2023, 04:16 AM
HC orders demolishing 27 brick kilns in Bandarban
The court delivered the verdict after lifting its earlier order that in 2014 gave two years' time for relocating the brick kilns
16 February 2023, 14:10 PM
Dhaka world's 2nd most polluted city this morning
Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the first and the third spots with AQI scores of 245 and 190 respectively
16 February 2023, 06:09 AM
Dhaka 3rd most polluted city in the world this morning
Pakistan's Lahore and Thailand's Chiang Mai occupied the first and second spots, with AQI scores of 243 and 187, respectively.
15 February 2023, 05:37 AM
Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air this morning
India's Delhi and Mumbai occupied the second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 251 and 220, respectively.
11 February 2023, 04:09 AM
Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: Studies
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.
11 February 2023, 03:35 AM
‘You are killing us’
The High Court yesterday rebuked the Department of Environment for its inaction in curbing Dhaka’s air pollution despite repeated directives.
5 February 2023, 18:00 PM
'You are killing us by not curbing air pollution'
The High Court today rebuked and expressed severe annoyance at the Department of Environment for not taking any effective steps to curb air pollution in Dhaka despite repeated directives.
5 February 2023, 14:36 PM
What are the health risks of breathing Dhaka's air?
During the months of winter, our capital repeatedly makes it on the list of world cities with the most polluted air.
5 February 2023, 10:47 AM
Dhaka the most polluted city in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 239 at 08:55am today..The air was classified as 'very unhealthy'.
5 February 2023, 04:48 AM
Dhaka air 5th most polluted in the world: AQI
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "unhealthy" zone this morning.
4 February 2023, 04:16 AM