Comprehensive strategy needed to prevent further damage

Tackling the worsening air pollution in Savar is urgent.

Discover the myths surrounding air pollution in Bangladesh and its real health impacts.

Things seem dire as people brace for the imminent fight against heat waves and air pollution.

The key is to bridge the gap between intent and action.

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

As residents of Dhaka city remain exposed to high levels of air pollution, some government actions are worsening the problem and putting people’s lives at risk.

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI of 174 at 9:20am today

Bangladesh has a number of environmental laws in place, but enforcement is often weak

I would love to believe that I’m just having a severe reaction to dust, or that it’s all normal seasonal illness, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

In Dhaka, we do not live; we survive.

While some studies point to brick kiln emissions as the main sources, some point to dust sources, and others to vehicular emissions.

Recent research has shown that air pollution and depression share a strong link.

The people most affected by these climate-related health issues have often done the least to create them

Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan -- have agreed to drastically bring down the annual average of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in the countries’ air to 35 microgrammes per cubic metre by 2030.

Air pollution is killing around 80,000 people every year in Bangladesh by causing respiratory problems as well as depression, and wiping out around 4 percent of the country’s GDP, said a World Bank report yesterday.

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.

More than 22,000 people in the capital died due to air pollution in 2019, says a global report.

Dhaka has been ranked as the fourth most polluted city in the world.

Air pollution still remains one of the top-most challenges for Bangladesh. Capital city Dhaka’s air has been ranked the third most polluted in the world this morning (August 2, 2022).