Thursday 10th of July 2025
|
|
|
Headlines : * CA directs law enforcers to get ready by Dec for national polls   * Biman’s Dhaka-Narita flight suspension draws flak   * Search continues after Pakistan building collapse kills 14   * At least 13 killed, 20 children missing in Texas floods   * DGHS reduces COVID test fees   * No Bangladesh-China-Pakistan alliance forming: Touhid   * Holy Ashura to be observed on July 6   * 36-member national committee formed to celebrate Mass Uprising Days   * CA urges Meta to tackle disinformation more effectively   * CA calls for collective action to protect St Martin’s island  

   National
Dhaka’s air quality ranks 3rd worst today
  Date : 10-07-2025

Dhaka`s air quality has been ranked the third worst globally this morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 217 recorded at 8:40 AM on February 26, 2025.

The air was classified as `very unhealthy,` indicating a serious health risk for residents.

Today`s AQI score represents a 30-point increase compared to yesterday, further worsening the city`s air quality. An AQI score between 201 and 300 is categorized as `very unhealthy,` which poses a severe health threat to the public.


Cities like Dakar (Senegal), Delhi (India), and Kathmandu (Nepal) topped the list, with AQI scores of 258, 250, and 181, respectively.

The AQI measures daily air quality based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has been facing ongoing air pollution challenges, particularly during the winter months when the air quality typically worsens, improving slightly during the monsoon season.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for an estimated seven million deaths annually, primarily due to heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and acute respiratory infections.



  
  সর্বশেষ
Fears grow that Texas floods death toll could still surge
Heavy rain, upstream water trigger floods in 30 Feni villages
Rizwana asks law enforcers to ensure a crime-free Sundarbans
A festival of killing native species of fish and fish with eggs is underway in Chalanbeel

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]