Bangladesh tops South Asia in air pollution
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Environment
Implement nine directives to stop Dhaka’s air pollution
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Environment
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
Environment
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Environment
Nearly two children die every hour in Bangladesh due to air pollution: study
16 October 2025, 01:31 AM
Environment
Bangladeshis losing 5.5 years to toxic air
28 August 2025, 18:10 PM
Environment
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning
9 May 2025, 04:25 AM
Environment
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’ even on weekend
2 May 2025, 04:58 AM
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Court Corner / HC issues rule to curb air pollution
27 April 2025, 18:17 PM
Environment
Bangladesh tops South Asia in air pollution
A new World Bank report has ranked Bangladesh as South Asia’s worst-hit country by air pollution, with 100 percent of schoolchildren in Dhaka and nearby areas exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Implement nine directives to stop Dhaka’s air pollution
The High Court yesterday further directed the government to implement its nine directives to curb air pollution in Dhaka and submit a compliance report to the court within three weeks.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
Over 271,000 people in Bangladesh died from air pollution-related causes in 2023, according to a new global report.
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
Dhaka air turns unhealthy even before dry season
With the dry season approaching, Dhaka city’s air quality has once again slipped to an unhealthy level, underscoring the inadequacy of the limited measures taken by the authorities to curb air pollution.
21 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Nearly two children die every hour in Bangladesh due to air pollution: study
In Bangladesh alone, over 19,000 children under five died in 2021 due to air pollution
16 October 2025, 01:31 AM
Bangladeshis losing 5.5 years to toxic air
Air pollution is cutting Bangladeshis’ average life expectancy by 5.5 years, making it the country’s deadliest external health risk, according to a report published yesterday.
28 August 2025, 18:10 PM
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning
Today's air was classified as "unhealthy for sensitive groups", referring to a health threat.
9 May 2025, 04:25 AM
Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy’ even on weekend
Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 162 this morning
2 May 2025, 04:58 AM
HC issues rule to curb air pollution
The HC bench of Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque and Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua issued the rule after hearing a writ petition
27 April 2025, 18:17 PM
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 173 at 9:05am today
19 April 2025, 03:24 AM
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 304 at 09:04am today
1 March 2025, 03:18 AM
"Control tobacco, cut deaths': National Heart Foundation hosts mini marathon in Dhaka
The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh organised a mini marathon in the capital this morning, calling for stronger tobacco control laws to reduce preventable deaths
27 February 2025, 14:01 PM
Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning
The air quality was classified as "very unhealthy" according to the AQI Index
4 February 2025, 03:28 AM
Air pollution in Dhaka 18 times above global limit
The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times higher than the global health standard, leaving millions of residents struggling for relief.
26 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Thanchi brick kiln fined twice in a week
On January 14, a mobile court conducted a raid at Sangu Brickfield (SBM), the only brick kiln in Thanchi upazila and fined it Tk 100,000
23 January 2025, 17:42 PM
Air pollution kills 102,456 Bangladeshis every year
Air pollution is responsible for 102,456 deaths annually in Bangladesh, as per a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Air pollution kills 102,456 Bangladeshis every year
Says Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air study
18 January 2025, 10:20 AM
Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 291 at 9:01am today
18 January 2025, 05:15 AM
US envoy stresses advanced measures to tackle Dhaka’s air pollution
US Science Envoy for Air Quality Dr Jamie Schauer has emphasized on the urgent need for advanced monitoring systems, cleaner technologies, and multi-sectoral partnerships to improve Dhaka's air quality
16 January 2025, 19:01 PM
DoE urges Dhaka dwellers to wear masks amid alarming AQI level
"Wearing a face mask outdoors is mandatory," said a DoE press release issued today.
13 January 2025, 13:37 PM