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Not a Dhaka Problem: The Country Breathes the Worst Air of the Six
Executive finding
Bangladesh's mean PM2.5 exposure is 69.25 micrograms per cubic metre, the highest of six Asian economies and 2.8 times the peer median. It is also the least urban of the six, with most of its urbanisation still ahead.
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BDPolicyLab Research. (2026). Not a Dhaka Problem: The Country Breathes the Worst Air of the Six. Bangladesh Policy Laboratory. https://bdpolicylab.com/publications/not-a-dhaka-problem-the-country-breathes-the-worst-air-of-the-six
Method and source
Consult the references and methods in this publication for sources, observation periods and limitations. The publication date is not the observation date of its underlying data.