Air Pollution in Bangladesh

Air Pollution in Bangladesh

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Dust in the wind: Dhaka dwellers choke as authorities fail to act

Air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: Mumit M

Dhaka air world's most polluted for second consecutive day

Photo: UNB

Dhaka's air once again world's most polluted this morning

Air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: Mumit M

Dhaka's air ranks worst in the world for 3rd day in a row

Photo: UNB

Dhaka's air 3rd most polluted in the world this morning

Drive against air pollution: 26 vehicles, 10 companies fined Tk4.45 lakh

Drive against air pollution: 26 vehicles, 10 companies fined Tk4.45 lakh

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

More than 20% of yearly deaths linked to air pollution: Study

Photo: Collected

Air pollution causes 25% of heart disease deaths: cardiologists

Roundtable on air pollution held at Gazipur

Roundtable on air pollution held at Gazipur

The Kanchpur Bridge is never free of traffic. Emissions from the busy road contribute to air pollution. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Where children attend school in masks all year round: Inside Gognogor and Simrail - two most polluted areas of Bangladesh

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

Efforts being made to improve country’s air quality, says minister

Gazipur worst in air quality index among 64 districts 

Gazipur worst in air quality index among 64 districts 

A recent study found that biomass burning (burning of leaves, wood, etc) is equally responsible as fossil fuel burning for black carbon emission, known to cause cancer. Photo: Reuters

‘Biomass burning, high sulphur-containing gasoline are compounding air pollution’