Noise Pollution
Collective awareness key to prevent air pollution
Air pollution in Dhaka has become like a nuclear bomb. We may not need any nuclear war for our destruction; air pollution itself will destroy us. According to a research report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the number of lung cancer cases among non-smokers is rising due to air pollution.
ISPR requests not to get misled by rumours over security of St. Martin’s
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) has urged all not to be misguided by rumours spreading through social media over the security of St. Martin’s island centering Myanmar's ongoing internal conflict near the island.
Is Dhaka being counted as an abandoned city
As per the 2022 census summary, it is known that Dhaka is home to over 1 crore 2 lakh people, while the population of Dhaka Division exceeds 4 crore 42 lakh, which is roughly one-eleventh of the country's total population. The United Nations Habitat report in 2017 mentioned Dhaka as the most densely populated city in the world. On March 2, 2024, the International Air Quality Technology institution, IQAir, ranked the capital city Dhaka at the top of the list of the most polluted cities globally.