Savar: The Department of Environment of the Bangladesh government recently declared Savar Upazila, a city in central Bangladesh, a degraded airshed. An analysis of data from the department’s continuous air quality monitoring stations showed that the annual average ambient air quality in Savar was almost three times worse than the national standard.
According to Global Voices, a 2023 study reported the presence of over 200 brick kilns in Savar, which are used to produce bricks for the construction industry. These kilns emit smoke, worsening the air pollution issues. This situation, along with its…