Experts attribute situation to transboundary air pollution, unplanned development and construction works SM Najmus Sakib | 28.03.2021
DHAKA, Bangladesh
Air pollution has been taking its toll on Bangladesh for successive years, causing lives and economic losses as well as environmental hazards linked to pollution, making experts fearful for the days ahead.
According to available studies and research, air pollution-related deaths and diseases have been on the rise in recent years, exacerbating people s plight, particularly children, women, and the elderly.
Experts attribute this situation to transboundary air pollution, unplanned development and construction works, an absence of a central management system, a lack of coordination among government agencies, and lax monitoring.
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15 MARCH 2021
Beijing has been enveloped in one of its most severe sandstorms in over a decade, which has combined with air pollution to create a toxic, gritty haze that turned skies orange and made the skyline disappear.
The sandstorm hit the Chinese capital on Monday morning (March 15) after gale-force winds from Mongolia blew dust from the Gobi desert over the border. In Mongolia, 341 people are missing after the same sandstorm blew across the country, according to
Worsening the situation, Beijing s air pollution has been rising in recent weeks as the country comes out of lockdown. The Air Quality Index (AQI) for the city maxed out at a hazardous 999, according to the World Air Quality Index project. For context, at the same time, the AQI for New York was 26.