Tuesday’s Update: Dhaka’s Air Quality Ranks 5th Worldwide

Dhaka’s air quality plummeted to “unhealthy” levels this Tuesday morning, with an AQI score of 159 at 9:05 am. Ranking 5th globally for the worst air quality, the city joins the likes of Delhi, Kathmandu, and Medan at the top of the list. In Bangladesh, AQI calculations consider PM10, PM2.5, NO2, CO, SO2, and Ozone levels. With ongoing air pollution challenges, Dhaka typically experiences deteriorating air quality in winter, often seeing improvements during the monsoon season. The gravity of the issue is underscored by the WHO, which estimates that air pollution contributes to seven million deaths annually worldwide, mainly due to increased mortality from various respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.