With an air quality index (AQI) score of 35 at 10.20am, the densely populated metropolis ranked 51st in the list of world cities with the worst air quality
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 45, Dhaka’s air quality turned ‘good’ Monday morning
AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, is used by government agencies to inform people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 108 at 8am on Friday, the metropolis ranked eighth in the list of world cities with the worst air quality
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 112 at 9.01am on Thursday, the metropolis ranked sixth in the list of world cities with the worst air quality
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 119 at 9.15am on Wednesday, the metropolis ranked seventh in the list of world cities with the worst air quality
After a marked improvement in the past few days, Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ zone on Tuesday, UNB reports
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, Chile’s Santiago, and South Korea’s Busan occupied the first, second and third spots, with AQI scores of 151, 141, and 134, respectively, in the list
Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Wednesday following seasonal rains in different parts of the country
Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘moderate’ in the morning and it ranked 17th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality with an air quality index (AQI) score of 80 at 10: 54 am
Air pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh—its capital has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world
The air quality of the densely populated metropolis has now improved from ‘unhealthy’ to ‘moderate’ category
On Wednesday, Dhaka was ranked the world’s second-most polluted city, as its air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 159 at 9.10am
Similarly, an AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘poor’, while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered ‘hazardous’, posing serious health risks to residents
India’s Delhi and Chili’s Santiago occupied the first and the second spots, with AQI scores of 196 and 172, respectively, in the list
