Dhaka’s air till ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’

City Desk :
Dhaka’s air quality was categorised as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ for a second consecutive day on Sunday.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 110 at 8:35 am, Dhaka ranked 12th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according to the AQI.

The capital of Bangladesh ranked 13th on the list with an AQI score of 107 on Saturday.

Pakistan’s Lahore, Indonesia’s Jakarta, India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Karachi occupied the first four spots on the list, with AQI scores of 182, 182, 165 and 163 respectively.