Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI ...

Air pollution is widely recognized as a major threat to public health, and while air quality data is widely available, the ...

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

Nearly the entire world is exposed to air at some point that doesn't meet the strict standards set by the World Health ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged the Australian government to provide financial assistance – either in the form of a grant or concessional loan – to support ...

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 ...

India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Nepal's Kathmandu cities occupied the second, third and fourth spots on the list, with AQI scores of 229, 197 and 191, respectively ...

Brick kilns that burn coal adds to pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. And seasonal forest fires cause problems in Brazil and North America. What health problems can air pollution cause?

Air pollution having the most harmful effect on health, leads to more than 159,000 premature deaths annually in Bangladesh. This makes air pollution arguably the biggest environmental risk the country ...