air pollution

This recent picture of Gazipur's Tongi area shows the air consumed by dust from construction work and the emissions emanating from unfit vehicles. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Health

Air pollution keeps shortening Bangladeshi people's lives as density grows: Study

Bangladesh’s pollution remains 14-15 times WHO Guideline despite 2.1% dip in particulates from 2020

FILE PHOTO: Hindu devotees gather to worship the Sun God amidst heavy smog in the early morning during the Hindu religious festival of Chatth Puja, on the bank of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2022./File Photo
South Asia

Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia - Study

FILE PHOTO: Mosques are seen in a residential area, as smog covers high-rise buildings in the background, in Jakarta, Indonesia August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
World+Biz

Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Exposure to unclean air triggers diseases that increase healthcare costs: CPD

Air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: Mumit M
Bangladesh

Dhaka ranks world's most polluted city this morning

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

City dwellers' health in peril: Revealing the devastating effects of air pollution and non-communicable diseases

Photo: Pexels
Europe

Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency

PHOTO: RAJIB DHAR
Bangladesh

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' during Eid holidays

A view of the city amid air pollution in Bangkok, Thailand, 2 February 2023. REUTERS
Health

Thailand air pollution leads millions to seek medical help

Vehicles ply on a dust-filled road. File Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Bangladesh

7 vehicles fined Tk22,000 for polluting air in Dhaka’s Khilkhet

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

You are not burning leaves, you are burning people

Illustration: Collected
Health

Exposure to air pollution increases risk of dementia, says new study

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Air pollution: 7 vehicles, 6 brick kilns fined over Tk20 lakh