Dhaka's air still 'unhealthy' --

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FE Team | Published: November 30, 2023 23:24:31

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Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' for three consecutive days, reports UNB.
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 167 at 8:54 am on Thursday, Dhaka ranked eighth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
Pakistan's Karachi and Lahore and Vietnam's Hanoi occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 289, 273 and 238, respectively.
When the AQI value for particle pollution is 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'.