Air Pollution in Bangladesh

Air Pollution in Bangladesh

Only in the last week of June, the much-anticipated monsoon rain arrived in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

How excessive air pollution is impacting Dhaka’s rainfall pattern

Dhaka’s air ranks among the worst in the world. This does not only affect our health but excessive pollutants in the atmosphere have changed the rainfall pattern in the capital

A recent IIT-Delhi study found Kolkata to be the second cleanest city among the 11 metropolitan cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 concentration. Dhaka, as usual, came out as the worst. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, Rajib Dhar

What Dhaka can learn from Kolkata on cleaning up its air

File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

No respite from air pollution during Eid holiday: Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst this morning

The traffic police are constantly exposed to Dhaka’s polluted air, which is primarily made up of black smoke from vehicles and dust from road construction work. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Dhaka's traffic police are on the front lines of air pollution. Are they okay?

Representational image. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

More affordable sensors making it easier to detect air pollution

File photo of rain in Dhaka streets. Photo: UNB

Despite rain, Dhaka’s air quality still ‘unhealthy’

Representational image of air pollution. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Dhaka's air 'hazardous', worst in the world this morning

Representational image. Photo: TBS

Dhaka’s air 'worst in the world' for 2nd consecutive day

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Gulshan Society and Smart Air hosted a town hall on tackling air pollution

Representational image. Photo: TBS

Dhaka's air quality 'worst in the world' for 2nd consecutive day of the new year

Photo: UNB

Dhaka's air 'hazardous'; worst in the world for 2nd consecutive day

Photo: UNB

Construction contributes 30% of Dhaka's air pollution: report

Sketch: TBS

Dhaka’s air pollution is worsening children’s mental health