Says Environment Adviser Rizwana

DoE launches operational drive

Dhaka's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the air quality and pollution city ranking

The air was classified as "very unhealthy", with such air quality persisting for the past few days, according to the Air Quality Index.

For public information, air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website.

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning

Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy" and such air quality continued for the past few days

Today's air was classified as "unhealthy", according to the AQI index.

On the first workday of the week, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 193 at 8:50am this morning

The government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.

Combating plastic pollution requires practical, collaborative solutions, said speakers at the roundtable yesterday

Today's air was classified as 'very unhealthy'

Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the AQI index

India's Delhi, Pakistan's Lahore and India's Kolkata occupied the first, second and fourth spots in the list

The Manu river in Moulvibazar is facing severe pollution as various types of waste, including household garbage, are routinely dumped along its banks.

The latest round of UN climate talks begin next week during what is expected to be the hottest year in recorded history

The government developed a National Air Quality Management Action Plan for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said the government developed a National Air Quality Management Action Plan for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms

Dhaka's air continues to be unhealthy as it ranked 3rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 8:59am this morning

Secretaries at the ministries of agriculture, commerce and environment and chairman of national board of revenue have been ordered to conduct the inquiry and to submit a report to the HC in 60 days