Topic: Dhaka
Air pollution in major cities in Asia exceeds the World Health Organisation's (WHO) air quality guidelines and toxic cocktails result in more than 530,000 premature deaths a year, according to a new report issued on Tuesday.. "In Asia, the elderly will become ...
DHAKA (Reuters) - It was once the lifeline of the Bangladeshi capital.But the once mighty Buriganga river, which flows by Dhaka, is now one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh because of rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. Even rowing ...