<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone this morning (July 9, 2023).</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With an air quality index (AQI) score of 71 at 8:45am, Dhaka ranked 18th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The United Arab Emirates' Dubai, Pakistan’s Karachi, India’s Delhi and Qatar’s Doha occupied the first four spots on the list, with AQI scores of 172, 153, 153 and 151, respectively.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with acceptable air quality. However, there may be a health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An AQI between 150 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy', AQI between 201 and 300 is said to be 'very unhealthy', and a reading of 301+ is considered 'hazardous', posing serious health risks to residents. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>