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6 Mar 2026
COPD: a growing global health problem
COPD causes millions of deaths each year and is now a leading global killer. Many deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries where diagnosis, specialist care and access to inhalers are limited.
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6 Sept 2025
Savar declared a degraded airshed over severe air pollution
The Department of Environment declared Savar a degraded airshed after monitoring found annual air pollution nearly three times the national standard of 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The decision responds to pollution from brick kilns, factories, transport and construction and new rules start September 2025.
23 Jul 2025
Cleaner air in East Asia linked to faster global warming
A study in Nature Communications, Earth and Environment finds recent reductions in aerosol pollution across East Asia, especially China, have probably contributed to faster global surface warming since about 2010. Experts say urgent cuts to emissions and more adaptation finance are needed.
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