Dhaka's air 5th most polluted

Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 171 at 9:03 am on Saturday, reports UNB.

Dhaka's air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality index.

Pakistan's Lahore, India's Delhi and China's Wuhan occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 365, 279 and 192, respectively.

The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.