Air pollution
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning
Dhaka ranked as the 18th most polluted city in the world this morning (February 13, 2023) as per Air Quality Index (AQI).
The air in Dhaka was categorized as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning and the megacity had an AQI score of 123 at 9:33 am.
Russia’s Krasnoyarsk, Poland’s Krakow and Bosnia Herzegovina’s Sarajevo occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 199, 186 and 182, respectively.
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When the AQI remains in between 101 and 150, members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected in this condition.
In this range, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, people with diabetes, and people of lower SES are advised to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.
An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’ while 201-300 is considered ‘very unhealthy’, and 301-400 is 'hazardous', posing severe health risks to residents.
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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 (O3).
Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, high temperatures and humidity.
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With the advent of winter, the city’s air quality starts deteriorating sharply due to the massive discharge of pollutant particles from construction work, rundown roads, brick kilns and other sources.
Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.
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Dhaka's air 4th most polluted in the world this morning
The air quality in Dhaka showed no signs of improvement as it continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning (February 12, 2023).
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 175 at 10:28 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked fourth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
Pakistan’s Lahore, China’s Shenyang and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 183, 182 and 180 respectively.
Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning
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.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues.
As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.
Read More: Special drives to curb air pollution from Wednesday: Minister
Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning (Saturday, February 11, 2023).
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 370 at 8:55 am today, Dhaka ranked first among cities with the most polluted air.
An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be ‘unhealthy’ while 201 and 300 is considered ‘very unhealthy’, and 301 to 400 is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents.
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India’s Delhi and Mumbai occupied the second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 251 and 220, respectively.
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.
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Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.
No improvement in Dhaka's air quality, still 'unhealthy' this morning
The air quality in Dhaka showed no signs of improvement, as it continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning.
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 187 at 9:25 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked seventh in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
Pakistan's Karachi, Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots, with AQI scores of 198, 195 and 194, respectively.
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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.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues.
As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.
Dhaka air world’s most polluted this morning
Dhaka ranked worst in the AQI index with a score of 239 at 08:55 am today.
The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’.
An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’ while 201–300 is ‘‘very unhealthy’, and 301–400 is 'hazardous', posing severe health risks to residents.
India’s Mumbai and China’s Chengdu occupied the second and third spots in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air, with scores of 199 and 197, 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.
The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.
As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, mainly due to increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.
Dhaka’s air quality still ‘unhealthy’
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning.
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 192 at 8:58am this morning, the capital of Bangladesh ranked fifth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy', particularly for sensitive groups.
Afghanistan’s Kabul, China’s Chengdu and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 230, 213 and 213, respectively.
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An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'poor', while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents.
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.
Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.
Dhaka air still ‘unhealthy’ this morning
Dhaka's air quality is in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning (February 02, 2023). With an air quality index (AQI) score of 155 at 9:04 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked 16th on the global list of cities with the worst air quality.
An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy', particularly for sensitive groups.
India’s Mumbai, Pakistan’s Lahore and Thailand’s Bangkok occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 207, 202 and 198, respectively.
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An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'poor', while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents.
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.
Read More: Drives against air pollution: 10 establishments, 26 vehicles fined TK 4.45 lakh
Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing a heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.
Read More: Special drives to curb air pollution from Wednesday: Minister
Drives against air pollution: 10 establishments, 26 vehicles fined TK 4.45 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined 10 establishments and 26 vehicles TK 4.45 lakh through mobile court operations at five spots in Dhaka and its adjacent areas for polluting air.
The drives were conducted at Savar, Manik Mia avenue, Khilkhet, Aftabnagar, and Bypass Expressway area of Gazipur.
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin visited the mobile court operations at Manik Mia avenue, Khilkhet, and Aftabnagar.
“Government will do whatever is needed to curb air pollution. We would continue our drives against polluters,” said the minister.
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Deputy Minister of the ministry Habibun Nahar, Secretary Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Director General of DoE, and other senior officials were also present during the drives.
Secretary Dr. Farhina Ahmed said the ministry urged all DCs to take action against polluters.
A special meeting is will be held to determine the related ministry’s responsibilities, she said.
Two contractor firms of Dhaka Bypass Expressway and BRT highway were fined TK 1 lakh.
TK 2.5 lakh fine was collected from 7 establishments at Aftabnagar. The rest of the amount was collected from different vehicles.
AQI: Dhaka air still ‘unhealthy’ this morning
The air quality of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning.
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 168 at 9:15 am today (February 1, 2023), Dhaka ranked 11th in the list of cities with the worst air.
Kazakhstan's Astana, Pakistan’s Karachi and Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 229, 195 and 190, respectively.
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In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants — Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.
Air pollution consistently ranks among the top risk factors for death and disability worldwide. Breathing polluted air has long been recognised as increasing a person’s chances of developing heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, lung infections and cancer, according to several studies.
Read More: Dhaka’s air pollution: HC asks what steps have been taken
Special drives to curb air pollution from Wednesday: Minister
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin has ordered the director general of the Department of Environment (DoE) and others concerned to conduct special drives from Wednesday to reduce air pollution.
Three executive magistrates of the DoE will conduct the drives against air-polluting companies and vehicles, he said at the Annual Development Program (ADP) meeting held at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday.
To increase the number and extent of drives, a request would be sent to Ministry of Public Administration and Public Security Division for appointing more executive magistrate and law enforcement personnel, he said.
The minister also said inter-ministerial meetings should be held to coordinate with other relevant ministries to take and implement decisions.
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“I will participate in campaigns if necessary to create awareness about air and noise pollution,” he said.
He also instructed the project directors concerned to take effective measures to stop use of hydraulic horns and noise pollution.