Tuesday 15th of July 2025
|
|
|
Headlines : * Gaza air strikes kill over 40 as ceasefire talks stall between Israel, Hamas   * Trump announces 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico from Aug 1   * Law enforcement taking action in businessman`s murder case: Home Affairs Advisor   * 2 put on remand over brutal murder near Mitford Hospital   * Over 2 lakh marooned in Noakhali   * 89th birth anniversary of poet Al Mahmud observed with reverence   * Floods submerge 60 villages in Feni; Army, BGB join rescue efforts   * Consensus reached on key Chief Justice appointment issues: Ali Riaz   * CA directs law enforcers to get ready by Dec for national polls   * Biman’s Dhaka-Narita flight suspension draws flak  

   Bangladesh
‘Very unhealthy’ Dhaka air ranks worst in AQI
  Date : 15-07-2025

News Desk: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked worst in the Air Quality Index on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 258 at 8:44am. The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’. Everyone may experience more serious health effects when the AQI score is between 201 and 300.

India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the second and third positions in the list of cities with worst air with AQI scores of 257 and 255 respectively. The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them. In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants - Particulate Matter PM10 and PM2.5, NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone. The Department of Environment has also set national ambient air quality standards for these pollutants. These standards aim to protect against adverse human health impacts. Dhaka, an overpopulated megacity surrounded by brick kilns, has long been battling air pollution.

Brick kilns have been identified as the leading cause of air pollution in the capital in a report by the World Bank and the Department of Environment.



  
  সর্বশেষ
“Digging of canals in Tarash Upazila of Sirajgonj district has changed the picture of the rice fields of 45 villages”
Govt doubles firearms licence fees, slashes access
Bashir finds Dhaka-Washington tariff talks ‘encouraging’ but remains tight-lipped on specifics
ITIIU traces Tk 1,874cr tax evasion in seven months

Chief Advisor: Md. Tajul Islam,
Editor & Publisher Fatima Islam Tania and Printed from Bismillah Printing Press,
219, Fakirapul, Dhaka-1000.
Editorial Office: 219, Fakirapul (1st Floor), Dhaka-1000.
Phone: 02-41070996, Mobile: 01720090514, E-mail: [email protected]