Dhaka Ranks 7th Worst in Air Quality Index

Dhaka was ranked 7th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday, a day after showing significant improvement.

The city had an AQI score of 124 as its air was ranked 'unhealthy for sensitive groups'.

Delhi, Lahore and Shanghai occupied the top three spots in the list of cities with worst air quality.

Dhaka, an overcrowded megacity peppered by brick kilns around the edges, has long been struggling with air pollution.

Pollution has reached an extreme level mainly due to uncontrolled discharge of dust from construction works, smoke from vehicles and brick kilns, experts said.

The AQI is a tool for reporting daily air quality of any city or country. It tells how clean or polluted the air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for the public.

It focuses on health effects that one might experience within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air.

Source: UNB