Dhaka’s air unhealthy for sensitive groups

City Desk :
Dhaka’s air quality was marked “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on Wednesday morning.
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 133 at 9:08 am, Dhaka ranked 4th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
Chile’s Santiago, Indonesia’s Jakarta and India’s Delhi occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 148, 145 and 137 respectively.
An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered “unhealthy”, particularly for sensitive groups, reports UNB.

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 safe or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.