Dhaka’s air quality 4th worst in world

City Desk :
Dhaka’s air quality was marked as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ on Saturday morning.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 109 at 9:04 am, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according to IQAir.

An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’, particularly for sensitive groups.

The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai, Indonesia’s Jakarta and China’s Wuhan occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 169, 137 and 133, respectively, reports UNB.

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.

In Bangladesh, the AQI score is based on five kinds of pollutants – particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.