Dhaka’s air quality moderate

City Desk :
Dhaka’s air quality is ‘moderate’ on Friday morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 83 at 9:15 am, Dhaka ranked 19th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
Chile’s Santiago, Vietnam’s Hanoi, Thailand’s Chiang Mai occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 159, 139, and 137, respectively, reports UNB.
An AQI between 150 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’, AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be ‘very unhealthy’, while a reading of 301+ is considered ‘hazardous’, posing serious health risks to residents.
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants – Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon.