Air pollution still remains one of the top most challenges for Bangladesh—its capital has been ranked as the second most polluted city in the world, UNB reports.
On Wednesday, Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 190 at 9:00am.
India’s Delhi and Kuwait’s Kuwait City occupied the first and third spots, with AQI scores of 257 and 158, respectively.
An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’, particularly for sensitive groups.
Similarly, an AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘poor’, while a reading of 301 to 400 is considered ‘hazardous’, posing serious health risks to residents.
AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, is used by government agencies to inform people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.
