Dhaka ranks third on the list of the world's most polluted cities today. With an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 264, Dhaka's air quality is classified as 'very unhealthy.'
This information was reported by the air quality monitoring agency IQAir at 9 AM on Tuesday. On this day, the air in four areas of Dhaka was found to be at the 'hazardous' level:
- U.S. Embassy area in Dhaka (394)
- Hemayetpur in Savar (388)
- Eastern Housing area in Mirpur (370)
- Aga Khan Academy (328)
Additionally, the air in several other areas of Dhaka was categorized as 'very unhealthy':
- Gulshan Lake Park area (292)
- Rup Bhaban area in Gulshan 2 (278)
- Kallyanpur (274)
- ICDDR,B area in Mohakhali (264)
- Becharam Deuri in Old Dhaka (255)
- West Nakhalpara (249)