Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 23th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81, Qatar's Doha 96 and Saudi Arabia's Riyadh 91 at 9:04am this ...

The government is set to announce 'Degraded Airshed' zones in Dhaka city soon to combat worsening air pollution, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS) - Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the ...

Dhaka Air Pollution Crisis 2025: We are what we breathe. Now imagine that breath—something we do without thinking—could be quietly slashing years of our lives.

DHAKA — Authorities in Bangladesh have rolled out two schemes to combat air pollution in the capital Dhaka, one of the world’s fastest growing mega cities and one of the most polluted.

DHAKA, July 2, 2025 (BSS) - The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change conducted a mobile court in B-Block of Aftabnagar area in the city today for causing air pollution by dumping ...

Air pollution in Dhaka 18 times above global limit. The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times higher than the global health ...

Editorial Notes Even newborns aren’t spared the wrath of Dhaka’s air pollution: Daily Star The paper says the Bangladesh government must stop treating air pollution like a non-issue.

An autorickshaw driver covers his face to protect himself from the pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 9, 2025. ... Air pollution is the second-largest risk factor for early death globally, ...