Dhaka’s air in ‘unhealthy zone’ with AQI score of 108

Dhaka's air quality kept on being in the 'undesirable for touchy gatherings' zone on Thursday.

With an air quality index score of 108 at 8:37 am, Dhaka positioned 31st in the rundown of urban communities all over the planet with the most exceedingly awful air quality.

India's Delhi, Uzbekistan's Tashkent and Pakistan's Karachi have been involved in the initial three spots, with AQI scores of 237, 187 and 182, separately.

An AQI somewhere in the range of 101 and 200 is considered 'undesirable', especially for touchy gatherings.

Essentially, an AQI somewhere in the range of 201 and 300 is supposed to be 'poor', while a perusing of 301 to 400 is considered 'perilous', presenting serious well-being dangers to occupants.

AQI, an index for revealing everyday air quality, is utilized by government offices to illuminate individuals how spotless or contaminated the air of a specific city, and related well-being impacts may be a worry for them.

In Bangladesh, the AQI depends on five models of poisons — Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.

Dhaka has for quite some time been wrestling with air contamination issues. Its air quality typically turns undesirable in winter and improves during rainstorms.

With the approach of winter, Dhaka's air quality beginnings breaking down forcefully because of the monstrous release of toxin particles from development work, summary streets, block ovens and different sources.