A recent analysis by the U.N. children’s agency found that more than 500 million children in East Asia and Pacific countries ...

With record-breaking pollution levels, dust and black smoke have turned the city into a hazardous zone, affecting health, economy, and daily life ...

Bangladesh consistently ranks amongst the worst in air quality, causing untold damage to people’s health and quality of life. The government must start taking immediate action to mitigate the damages ...

Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution ...

After a marked improvement in recent times, Dhaka’s air quality slipped back to the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” zone today. Air pollution still remains one of the top-most challenges ...

We are highly encouraged to see Japan step forward to assist Bangladesh in improving its air pollution monitoring capabilities ... targeted interventions to curb our pollution levels. Bangladesh, ...

The average concentration of PM2.5 particles -- the most harmful air pollutants -- in Dhaka is about 18 times ... specialist at the WB, said air pollution in Bangladesh affects health at all ...

Pollution is a serious issue in Dhaka, as the World Health Organization estimates at least 15,000 people die in Bangladesh each year because of air pollution. If would be worse, but the main form ...