Bangladesh grapples with polluted air

emonrahman (53)in #bangladesh • 8 years ago

The air quality in the major cities ranges from ‘unhealthy’ to ‘extremely unhealthy’
The air quality in Bangladesh has been declining over the years at an alarming rate. It worsens significantly during the winter in Dhaka.
So much so, that five among the top 10 causes of death in Bangladesh is related to air pollution, according to the World Health Organization.
Dhaka scored 556 in the Department of Environment’s Air Quality Index (AQI) on January 29, which has been labelled as ‘extremely unhealthy’.
But in Bangladesh, Narayanganj’s air was identified as most polluted with a 565 score in AQI. Chittagong scored the lowest at 174 and the city’s air was categorized as ‘unhealthy’.
With a respective score of 264 and 274 in the AQI, air condition in Sylhet and Barisal was tagged as ‘very unhealthy’.
However, the air pollution in Gazipur, Khulna and Rajshai was dubbed ‘extremely unhealthy’ due to a high level of pollution.