Pollution

Environment

Dhaka is world's most polluted city

The city of Beijing in China occupied the second place. The third and fourth spots were grabbed by Kathmandu of Nepal and Delhi of India, respectively

Environment

Texas freeze led to release of tons of air pollutants as refineries shut

Environment

Air pollution caused 160,000 deaths in big cities last year: NGO

Health

Light pollution linked to preterm births, reduced birth weight: Study

In Focus

The dire state of Dhanmondi Lake

Bangladesh

Chattogram City burns its wastes, pollutes environment

South Asia & China

Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019

Thoughts

Covid-19 pandemic: Exacerbating plastic pollution catastrophe

South Asia & China

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

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Vaccine: Cold chain, pollution still a challenge

Environment

Delhi briefly bans some construction to reduce deadly pollution

South Asia & China

Pollution hangs over Indian capital as farm stubble fires rage

Panorama

Why China could lose its war on pollution