On a Tuesday morning in August, Dhaka's air crossed a threshold that transforms pollution from inconvenience into medical consequence, registering an AQI of 126 and placing the city fourth among the world's most polluted. The harm, as always, falls unevenly — children, the elderly, and those with heart or lung conditions bear the burden that the general population largely escapes. This is not an isolated crisis but a recurring chapter in a global story the World Health Organization measures in seven million deaths each year, a toll that accumulates quietly while the world's attention drifts el
Dhaka's Air Quality Hits Unhealthy Levels for Vulnerable Groups
Children, elderly adults, and people with heart or lung diseases face direct health risks from current air pollution levels in Dhaka.