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Pollution
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Air pollution
Bangladesh tops South Asia in air pollution
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Air pollution
Implement nine directives to stop Dhaka’s air pollution
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Air pollution
Bangladesh saw 2.25 lakh deaths from air pollution in 2022: Lancet report
29 October 2025, 14:40 PM
Environment
Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
Air pollution
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Air pollution
Eliminating polythene key solution to waterlogging
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Plastic pollution
Nearly two children die every hour in Bangladesh due to air pollution: study
16 October 2025, 01:31 AM
Air pollution
Pollution crisis puts children’s health at risk
28 September 2025, 00:59 AM
Pollution
Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air this morning
India's Delhi and Mumbai occupied the second and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 251 and 220, respectively.
11 February 2023, 04:09 AM
Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: Studies
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.
11 February 2023, 03:35 AM
Only Delhi's air quality worse than Dhaka's this morning
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 9:15am, the capital ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.
10 February 2023, 06:18 AM
Dhaka's air quality the worst in the world today
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 225 at 8:51 am today, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with worst air.
9 February 2023, 05:06 AM
Raise awareness to get rid of sound pollution
Terming sound pollution a silent killer, speakers at a seminar underscored the need for a concerted effort to create awareness in every sphere of life to mitigate the perennial menace.
7 February 2023, 18:00 PM
‘You are killing us’
The High Court yesterday rebuked the Department of Environment for its inaction in curbing Dhaka’s air pollution despite repeated directives.
5 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka air 5th most polluted in the world: AQI
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the "unhealthy" zone this morning.
4 February 2023, 04:16 AM
Habiganj’s lifeline ceasing to exist
There was a time when the Jujnal river used to be the lifeline of Habiganj. Boats used to ply the river with goods and passengers, facilitating agriculture, trade and communication simultaneously.
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Curbing air pollution: ‘Govt must Implement HC directives’
The government must implement the 12 High Court directives to curb air pollution immediately, including spraying water on the roads and banning black smoke-emitting vehicles, demanded environmentalists.
1 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Air pollution: 10 establishments, 26 vehicles fined Tk 4.45 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined 10 establishments and 26 vehicles Tk 4.45 lakh through mobile court operations at five spots in Dhaka and its adjacent areas for polluting air.
1 February 2023, 14:05 PM
Special drives against air polluters to begin today
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday directed the Department of Environment and other authorities concerned to start conducting special drives against air polluters today.
31 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Air: HC slams DoE for failure to check pollution
The High Court yesterday blasted the Department of Environment (DoE) for its failure in taking effective steps to control air pollution in Dhaka despite its repeated directives.
31 January 2023, 18:00 PM
What is being done to curb pollution in Dhaka, HC asks
The High Court today wanted to know what steps were being taken to curb air pollution in Dhaka, as the capital has been at or near the top of most polluted cities in the world for the last one week.
31 January 2023, 08:18 AM
Dhaka air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka's air quality is in the "very unhealthy" zone this morning..With an air quality index (AQI) score of 256 at 9:10am today, the capital of Bangladesh ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality..An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be "unhealthy," 201 an
27 January 2023, 05:32 AM
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted
Dhaka once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality yesterday morning.
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality this Friday morning.
20 January 2023, 04:25 AM
'Dhaka air 3rd most polluted in the world today'
Dhaka's air has been ranked as the third most polluted city in the world with "very unhealthy" air quality this morning.
12 January 2023, 04:17 AM
How can we stop the super-rich from polluting planet?
The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"
3 January 2023, 06:09 AM
Dhaka air most polluted in the world
Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality.
31 December 2022, 04:09 AM
Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world on Christmas morning
Dhaka has topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality on Christmas morning.
25 December 2022, 04:57 AM