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Dhaka fourth among polluted cities

Published : Saturday, 14 November, 2026 at 8:24 AM

Observer Online Report

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Dhaka ranked fourth among the world's most polluted cities on Saturday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 194, classified as unhealthy.

According to IQAir, the Swiss-based air quality monitoring platform, the reading was recorded at 7:30 AM on November 14.

India's New Delhi topped the list with an AQI score of 227, followed by Lahore with 227 and Kolkata with 206. Beijing ranked fifth with 165, while Cairo stood sixth with 161.

According to IQAir, an AQI score of 151-200 is considered unhealthy, while 201-300 is classified as very unhealthy.

-AJM

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