Dhaka’s air quality ‘moderate’ Thursday morning

Air quality of Dhaka turned moderate on Thursday morning. UNB_11zon

Dhaka, Apr 10 – Dhaka ranked 42nd among the world’s cities with the worst air quality on Thursday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 71, according to IQAir.

The capital's air was classified as ‘moderate’ at 9:27am, marking the third consecutive day of similar air quality, as per the AQI index.

An AQI score between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’, usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101 and 150, air quality is considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, between 150 and 200 is ‘unhealthy’, between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents.

India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore, and Vietnam’s Hanoi were ranked as the top three most polluted with AQI scores of 189, 174, and 171 respectively.

In Bangladesh, the AQI is determined based on five major pollutants: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO₂, CO, SO₂ and ozone.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for an estimated seven million premature deaths each year worldwide, primarily due to stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections. - UNB