Dhaka third worst city to live in: EIU

Dhaka ranks the third least liveable city in the world, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit or EIU, reports bdnews24.com.

Damascus in war-torn Syria remained the worst-ranked city, below Lagos in Nigeria and Dhaka.

Dhaka scored 39.2 out of 100 and ranked 138th out of 140 cities, according to the Global Liveability Index for 2019, published on Wednesday.

It has climbed up one notch in the index from the last year's position. On the 2018 index, the city ranked 138th among 140 cities worldwide, scoring 38.

The report listed the cities worldwide based on a variety of lifestyle issues such health care, education, culture, environment and infrastructure.

Dhaka scored 55 in stability, 29.2 in healthcare, 40.5 in culture and environment, 41.7 in education and 26.8 in infrastructure.

Cairo and New Delhi were downgraded due to environmental issues such as poor air quality and inadequate water provision. Karachi, Tripoli and Harare also featured in the bottom 10.

Vienna has held off Melbourne to retain the top spot on the EIU's latest index, further strengthening its reputation as the world's most pleasant city, while the 'gilets jaunes' protests hurt Paris' score, Reuters reports.

The Austrian capital last year ended Melbourne's seven-year run at the top of the survey of 140 cities.