air pollution

air pollution

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Dhaka ranks 4th among world's most polluted cities

Dhaka has long been struggling with air pollution worsening in winter and during the monsoon.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is chairing a meeting on environmental pollution at the PMO on 18 July 2026. Photo: PID

PM orders tougher action against air and noise pollution, seeks AI-based horn control

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Air pollution linked to 242 premature deaths a day in major cities: Study

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Scientists find widespread silicone pollutant in air, raising health and climate concerns

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Dhaka ranks 4th among world's most polluted cities

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Indoor pollution: The hidden air crisis suffocating women and children in Bangladesh

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 records AQI 222, ranks third in world pollution index

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Unhealthy air grips Dhaka, ranks second globally

File photo of girls in Chattogram roads wearing masks.

Dhaka ranks second globally for air pollution with AQI at 288

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Dhaka leads world pollution ranking, air turns 'very unhealthy'

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Pulmonologist explains how childhood exposure to air pollution raises adult cancer risk

A bus conductor tries to save himself in Chattogram’s EPZ area last Saturday as dust and sand pollution intensifies. Fine particles swirl across roads, limiting visibility and raising health concerns, while authorities show little visible action to control the hazard. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin

Dust, not fog, behind Chattogram’s winter haze as PM2.5 spikes

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Clean-air solutions could improve lives of nearly one billion people in South Asia: World Bank