To make Chattogram a livable city, development of the city must take place in a planned way, focusing on environmental protection and reduction of hill-cutting ...

The Sony World Photography Awards returns to celebrate contemporary photography and the ways the arts reflect the world ...

I was head of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1999 to 2001. Before that, I lived and worked in East Africa ...

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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh.

Today’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy', referring to a serious health risk to residents, according to the AQI index ...

The AQI in Bangladesh is based on five pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone. Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually ...

The World Bank has reaffirmed its support for Bangladesh's economic reforms critical for the country's inclusive and ...

"Bangladesh's air pollution leads to numerous premature births, low birth weights, and childhood deaths annually," said Dr Jamie Kelly, CREA's air quality analyst. "These outcomes highlight the ...

Bangladesh's densely populated capital Dhaka ranked as the city with the third-worst air quality globally, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 244 at 8:50am on Tuesday. Today’s air was very ...

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 255 at 09:01am on Friday. The air was classified as very unhealthy, ...

The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) for 2024 indicates that air pollution has led to a reduction of 4.8 years in the average lifespan in Bangladesh. Key contributors to this issue include factory ...