While air quality is being discussed in March, two international research reports on the country's air pollution situation were published in the same month. Both their findings highlight the critical state of pollution in the country.
Meanwhile, IQAir's 'World Air Quality Report 2023' published on March 19 said Bangladesh as a country was on top in air pollution in 2023. And as a city, Dhaka was the second top city.
Highlighting a report this March 28, the World Bank said that in Bangladesh in 2019, more than 272,000 (2.72 lakh) people died early due to four types of environmental pollution, including air pollution. About 55 percent of them died due to air pollution. ,
Commenting on the reports by Dhaka University's Chemistry Department and CAPS, urban planner Iqbal Habib said, “There is an overall inability on the part of the government to control the production and transportation of building materials as well as construction and brick kilns. There is almost zero waste management there. Therefore, due to air pollution, we are suffering huge losses to public health.”
