Dhaka

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 392 at 9am, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the most polluted air. Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka’s air quality 5th worst this morning

Egypt’s Cairo, Chaina’s Shanghai, India’s Delhi occupied the first, second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 280, 214 and 203 respectively

‘Inqilab Mancha’ starts a protest march towards Indian High Commission in Dhaka on 6 December 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Inqilab Mancha submits memo at Indian High Commission in protest at Agartala attack

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Bangladesh

Bangladesh seeks global support to restore Dhaka's waterbodies

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam addresses a media briefing in Dhaka on Thursday (5 December). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Bangladesh sees no major change in Dhaka-Washington ties with Trump's return

Dhaka has been struggling with poor air quality for years, particularly during the winter months, consistently topping global lists of cities with the worst air quality. Photo: TBS
Environment

A blanket of dust: Why Dhaka suffocates every winter

File photo of air pollution in Dhaka. Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka's air most polluted in the world this morning

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Dhaka and Seoul kick off negotiation to sign EPA

The Aedes aegypti mosquito causes diseases like dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and zika. Photo: The Print
Bangladesh

Eight cases of Zika virus infection reported in Dhaka this year

At the conference on 25 Nov. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Dhaka calls for universalisation of convention on anti-personnel mines

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan. Sketch: TBS
Energy

Tender for piping gas from Bhola to Dhaka to be issued in December: Energy adviser

A leader of the Rickshaw, Van and Easybike Sramik Union addresses a press briefing at the Purana Paltan Moitree Auditorium in Dhaka on Saturday, 23 November, 2024. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Rickshaw, van, easybike workers to demonstrate tomorrow seeking licences

Law enforcers and protesting battery-run rickshaw drivers side-by-side at the Mohakhali level crossing in Dhaka on Thursday, 21 November, 2024. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Bangladesh

'This is Insane': Battery-run rickshaw drivers’ protest leave citizens reeling on streets

Vehicles stuck on road at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka. Photo: Zakir Hossain/TBS
Thoughts

Roadblocks in Dhaka: Is this the new normal?