True reform should involve policies that protect Dhaka’s residents and their right to a liveable city.

Urgent steps must be taken to address the air quality emergency

India's Delhi, Pakistan's Lahore and India's Kolkata occupied the first, second and fourth spots in the list

Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 158 at 10:33am this morning

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 197 at 9:00am this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 206 at 9:00am, Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 181 at 9:06am this morning

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 182 at 9:05am this morning

Dhaka has been identified as the city with the most polluted air globally this morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 257, categorising its air as "very unhealthy"

Dhaka ranks third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 263 at 9:53am this morning

Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' this morning

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning.

Dhaka again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning, with an AQI score of 311 at 8:30 am

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

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality yet again

Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka ranks second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 259 at 8:42am today

Dhaka's air was classified as "hazardous" this morning