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A woman covers her nose to protect herself from dust as she makes her way through the city’s dusty streets. Photo: Collected

Dhaka's air unhealthy for sensitive groups

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, topped the global pollution ranking with an AQI of 184, followed by Indonesia’s Jakarta with 166 and Malaysia’s Kuching with 156.

Malaysia-bound workers throng Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday (31 May) after they failed to get tickets from the recruiting agencies on time. File Photo: TBS

Govt to amend laws to curb air ticket syndicates: Millat

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman signs the visitors’ book at Air Force Headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday after inaugurating the Navy and Air Force Selection Board-2026, as Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan and Navy Chief Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim look on. Photo: PMO

PM calls for fair, merit-based promotions in Navy, Air Force

Heavy dust from development work in Dhaka's Dayaganj area pollutes the air. The World Health Organisation’s report links 80,000 annual deaths to air pollution in Bangladesh. The report also notes that air pollution can heighten risks of wheezing, coughing, lower respiratory tract infections, and depression. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Dhaka’s air ranks 2nd worst globally

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Dhaka air turns ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, ranks 7th globally

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Unhealthy air pushes Dhaka to 7th spot on global pollution ranking

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'Is anyone even analysing the air?'

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Bangladesh requests Uzbekistan to establish direct air connectivity

Last year, Dhaka residents breathed 'good air' only for 8 days

Last year, Dhaka residents breathed 'good air' only for 8 days

Joergen Peder Steffensen, professor of ice core-related research at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, holds part of an ice core sample in the University of Copenhagen’s ice core repository in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 26, 2023.

How was the air breathed by Caesar or Christopher Columbus?: New giant Copenhagen freezer might hold answers

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Bangladesh air cargo industry likely to double in next 5 years

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Bangladesh, Switzerland finalise air deal texts

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No mountain high enough: Study finds plastic in 'clean' air