3 years of a person's life lost to air pollution in Bangladesh

Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health Metrics, an USA based organisation, in their recent research found that on average, those who are living in Bangladesh are losing 3 years of average life span due to the severe air pollution in the country.

Why exactly is the situation this extreme? How can the country come out of it?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Debjani Shyama and The Daily Star Deputy Chief Reporter Mohammad Al-Masum Molla discuss air pollution and its effects.