Development at the expense of public health?

In the span of last six years, residents of Dhaka could breathe in non-toxic air for a total of six days. A new study found that pollution from the ongoing hundred-plus construction projects contribute to the majority of air pollution in Dhaka, a city already suffocating in toxic air from brick fields, industries, vehicles, and more.

Was public health even considered in the budget, worth billions, of the development projects? How does development weigh against the thousands of fatalities caused by air pollution throughout the country?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Ahsan Habib discusses ongoing construction projects' part in the severe air pollution with The Daily Star reporter Mostafa Yousuf.