Pollution status across Bangladesh this hour is at the top;
Find the lab’s latest papers under it;
News and reports from all around the world about Bangladesh can be found below.
Air quality across Bangladesh now
| Division | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | NO2 µg/m³ | O3 µg/m³ | Haze AOD | Overall US AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | 28.0 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) | 31.9 (Good) | 0.6 (Good) | 158.0 (Good) | 0.51 | 129 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
| Rajshahi | 65.7 (Unhealthy) | 79.2 (Moderate) | 1.0 (Good) | 188.0 (Good) | 1.25 | 158 (Unhealthy) Unhealthy |
| Khulna | 53.9 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) | 66.4 (Moderate) | 0.6 (Good) | 173.0 (Moderate) | 0.66 | 145 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
| Barishal | 34.3 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) | 40.0 (Good) | 0.6 (Good) | 159.0 (Good) | 0.47 | 139 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
| Rangpur | 36.2 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) | 40.7 (Good) | 0.3 (Good) | 151.0 (Good) | 0.52 | 125 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
| Mymensingh | 19.8 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) | 22.0 (Good) | 0.0 (Good) | 160.0 (Good) | 0.41 | 121 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
| Sylhet | 20.9 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) | 23.1 (Good) | 1.6 (Good) | 157.0 (Good) | 0.41 | 109 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Unhealthy for sensitive groups |
| Chattogram | 14.6 (Moderate) | 16.0 (Good) | 1.0 (Good) | 165.0 (Moderate) | 0.23 | 77 (Moderate) Moderate |
- Good: Clean air. A good day to be outside. (appears in the table today)
- Moderate: Fine for most people. The unusually sensitive may want to take it easier outdoors. (appears in the table today)
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups: Children, older people and anyone with heart or lung disease should cut back on long or hard exertion outside. (appears in the table today)
- Unhealthy: Everyone may start to feel it. Sensitive groups should keep time outdoors short. (appears in the table today)
- Very unhealthy: A health alert. Everyone is more likely to be affected; stay in where you can.
- Hazardous: Emergency conditions. Everyone should avoid being outside.
Levels in bold appear in today’s readings. Each pollutant is graded on the US EPA scale using its recent average, so a sudden spike can look worse than its colour. Haze has no health scale, so it is described in words.
Data: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, via Open-Meteo. Model estimates for 14 November, 14:00 Bangladesh time.
Latest from the laboratory
Our three latest papers. See the full list for the rest.
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Gravimetrically Measured Water Content of Filter Sampled Fine Particulate Matter at Low Relative Humidity: Insight from the Surface Particulate Matter Network (SPARTAN)
EGUsphere
Aerosol optical properties and remote sensing Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka
10.5194/egusphere-2026-3224 Open access (gold)
News and appearances
Event
Science-Policy Dialogue on Black Carbon and Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, Dhaka
The University of Dhaka and Stockholm University, with the Clean Air Fund, brought scientists, policymakers and government representatives together on black carbon and other short-lived climate pollutants. Professor Salam co-chaired.
Announcements
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Elsewhere
Recent news on air and environmental pollution in Bangladesh from other outlets, gathered automatically. Each link opens the full story on the publisher’s site. The laboratory has not checked or endorsed these stories.
- Dhaka ranks third among world’s most polluted cities (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka ranks world's third most polluted city this morning (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka Ranks as the 4th Most Polluted City Today (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka ranks 4th among world's most polluted cities (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka ranks fourth among world's most polluted cities (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka Ranks 4th Most Polluted, Air Quality Unhealthy Today (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka fourth among world's most polluted cities (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka ranks 6th among world’s most polluted cities today (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Bringing down the costs of Dhaka's air pollution (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka ranks 9th among world's most polluted cities (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka's air quality moderate after early-morning rain (opens on the publisher’s site)
- Dhaka river pollution: Four factories monitored in Shyampur-Kadamtali industrial area (opens on the publisher’s site)
Collected 3 hours ago.