Rain or no rain, Dhaka's air is still ‘unhealthy’

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 133 at 9 am, Dhaka ranked 15 in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.

An AQI between 101 and 150 is considered 'unhealthy', particularly for sensitive groups.

Iraq’s Baghdad, Pakistan's Lahore and South Korea's Incheon occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 259, 257 and 194, respectively.

An AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', while a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents.