Dhaka is currently ranked fifth in the list of cities with the most polluted air in the world. Dhaka's score on the Air Quality Index is 169. The air quality has been classified as unhealthy.
The list is topped by the Indian capital New Delhi, which has a score of 203. This information was available on the Swiss-based air quality website IQ Air at 8 am on Monday (October 26).
Pakistan's capital Lahore is in second place on the list of the world's most polluted cities in terms of air pollution today, with a score of 197. Another Pakistani city, Karachi, is in third place on the list with a score of 183. Vietnam's capital Hanoi is in fourth place on the list with a score of 172.
Switzerland-based IQ Air provides a live or instantaneous indicator of how clean or polluted a city's air is. According to the company's criteria, air quality is considered good if the score is between zero and 50.
And air quality between 51 and 100 is considered moderate or tolerable. Scores between 101 and 150 are considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Scores between 151 and 200 are considered 'unhealthy'. Scores between 201 and 300 are considered 'very unhealthy'. Scores above 301 are considered 'hazardous'.
