air pollution

air pollution

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Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: Study

Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022

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Japan to help improve air pollution monitoring in Dhaka, Chattogram

Photo shows a dusty road in Dhaka. File Photo: TBS

What are the ways to control Dhaka's air pollution?

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The air we breathe circle back to us as death

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NBR relaxes duty on air purifier import amid widespread air pollution

US Science Envoy for Air Quality Dr Jamie Schauer speaks at an event on 16 January 2025. Photo: UNB

US Science Envoy stresses advanced air quality monitoring in Dhaka

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 392 at 9am, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the most polluted air. Photo: UNB

Dhaka's air remains world's worst this morning

Dhaka has been struggling with poor air quality for years, particularly during the winter months, consistently topping global lists of cities with the worst air quality. Photo: TBS

Dusty Dhaka: A city battling air pollution

Photo: Saikat Bhadra

Wearing face mask for city dwellers is must: DoE

Heavy dust from development work in Dhaka's Dayaganj area pollutes the air. The World Health Organisation’s report links 80,000 annual deaths to air pollution in Bangladesh. The report also notes that air pollution can heighten risks of wheezing, coughing, lower respiratory tract infections, and depression. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Don't have magical powers to control air pollution overnight: Rizwana

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 392 at 9am, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the most polluted air. Photo: UNB

HC orders action to curb air pollution in Dhaka in 7 days

Sketch: TBS

Choking on ‘development’

File photo of girls in Chattogram roads wearing masks.

Breathing the unbearable: Choking reality of Dhaka's toxic air