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Dhaka world’s most polluted capital
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 11:16pm on January 22, 2021
Dhaka continues to dominate the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world. On Friday, it was again at the top of...
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Dhaka marked as most polluted city as air scores 378 in AQI
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:49pm on January 20, 2021
Dhaka once again has topped a list of cities with the worst air quality in the world. The capital’s air quality index at 9:30am on...
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Bangladeshi avoids deportation from France with air pollution plea
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:48am on January 13, 2021
A Bangladeshi man with asthma has avoided deportation from France after his lawyer argued that he risked a severe deterioration in his condition, and possibly...
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City air worst again
Ershad Kamol | Updated at 11:37pm on January 10, 2021
Dhaka ranked the worst city again in the Air Quality Index on Sunday morning with the score of 332 as measured by the IQAIR, a...
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Air pollution causes huge pregnancy loss
Manzur H Maswood | Updated at 12:03am on January 10, 2021
Air pollution has been associated with a significant proportion of pregnancy loss in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, according to a study published in the Lancet....
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Air pollution causes significant pregnancy losses in Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 05:43pm on January 08, 2021
Air pollution has been associated with a significant proportion of pregnancy loss in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan from 2000-2016, said a study published in the...
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Worsening air pollution adds to COVID-19 risks in Bangladesh
Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 11:31pm on November 24, 2020
The air quality in Dhaka and other cities of the country is worsening as the dry season has started amid the second wave of the...
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HC asks govt to report progress on curbing Dhaka air pollution
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:08pm on November 24, 2020
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to submit reports to it within 30 days on the progress of implementing the nine directives issued...
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India's capital chokes on 'severe' smog as farm fires soar
Agence France-Presse. New Delhi | Updated at 04:45pm on October 23, 2020
New Delhi was blanketed in noxious haze Friday as air pollution levels in parts of the city soared to ‘severe’ levels, hours after US President...
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Air pollution killed 4,76,000 newborns in 2019: study
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 01:33am on October 22, 2020
Air pollution killed 4,76,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that...