air quality

A recent study found that biomass burning (burning of leaves, wood, etc) is equally responsible as fossil fuel burning for black carbon emission, known to cause cancer. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Environment

Efforts being made to improve country’s air quality, says minister

The minister said Bangladesh wants to actively play its part in the global efforts in countering climate change with due diligence in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication

Plumes of smoke from brick kilns wear the air in the capital’s Amin Bazar. Bangladesh was recently ranked as having the world’s most polluted air. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: MumitM/TBS
Bangladesh

How Bangladesh is failing its battle against air pollution

Bangladesh’s air most polluted again
Environment

Bangladesh’s air most polluted again

A woman crosses railway tracks as a goods train passes by, on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
World+Biz

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

Dhaka City Photo: Collected
Environment

Dhaka had just 38 days of fresh air in six years: Study

Bangladesh needs to monitor transboundary air pollution: Jica
Environment

Bangladesh needs to monitor transboundary air pollution: Jica

Intrusion of stubble burning related pollutants into Delhi air was unlikely for the next two days, said SAFAR. (Hindustan Times)
World+Biz

Delhi’s air in ‘very poor’ category, projected to worsen to ‘severe’

Traffic moves on a flyover on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 4, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
South Asia

Party's over: Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

As air pollution goes up, so do admissions for asthma and other respiratory ailments. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Environment

Can Dhaka improve its air quality?

As air pollution goes up, so do admissions for asthma and other respiratory ailments. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Bangladesh

‘Elephant Road most, Mohammadpur least polluted areas in Dhaka’

A cyclist trying to escape the dust by covering his mouth. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Offbeat

Asthmatic man given right to stay in France for air pollution risk in Bangladesh

Firefighters and excavators try to douse fire as smoke billows from burning garbage at the Ghazipur landfill site in New Delhi, India, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
South Asia

Delhi's toxic air a perennial crisis of its own making

Photo: UNB
Environment

Dhaka ranks worst in air quality index