Dhaka's air quality was marked as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 109 at 9:04 am, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according to IQAir.

Iraq's Baghdad, the United Arab Emirates' Dubai and Kuwait's Kuwait City occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 187, 177 and 170, respectively

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Dhaka's air ranked as 7th most polluted among cities around the world this morning, according to Air Quality Index (AQI)

Indonesia's Jakarta, Pakistan's Lahore and Iraq's Baghdad occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 156, 139 and 134 respectively

Dhaka's air quality was marked as "moderate" this morning

The government needs to promote renewable energy to improve the country's air quality, especially in cities and other urban areas, said speakers at a press conference today

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "moderate" zone this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 91 at 9:11am, Dhaka ranked 12th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Dhaka's air quality was marked "moderate" this morning due to rain in the capital city

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 80 at 9:00am, Dhaka ranked 15th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Bangladesh remains at severe risk of air and plastic pollution, and the situation is worsening gradually due to lack of time-befitting policies and mass awareness, according to a study of CPD

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "moderate" zone this morning, thanks to the torrential rain for the past few days and traffic yet to return to its usual form after Eid holidays.

Dhaka's air quality was ‘moderate’ today morning due to less traffic on the 4th of the Eid-ul-Azha holidays that began on Tuesday.

Canada's Montreal, Indonesia's Jakarta and India’s Delhi occupied the first three spots

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 95 at 8:57am, Dhaka ranked 12th  in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Plastic pollution caused by irresponsible tourist behaviour is wreaking havoc on Sundarbans ecosystems, according to speakers at a seminar yesterday.

Plastic pollution is deteriorating the germination capacity of soil by killing larvae, microbes and earthworms that enriches the soil’s fertility, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.

Due to the growing population and lack of arable land per capita, the country must preserve the environment and plant more trees to provide a healthy and secure living environment for future generations, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today said the government is taking strict action against producers of plastic and polythene, which are harmful to humans and the environment.."Mobile courts are being conducted against production, transportation, marketing an