ED: Can we improve our air quality all year round?

Regulations can bring down vehicular emissions by keeping unfit cars and buses off the road Dhaka has long dominated the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world, and has been rightly criticized for it. However, in a turn of events, July was an exceptionally clean month for Dhaka’s air -- while usually our capital city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) score soars above 200 and even 300, it dipped below 100 for most of July. According to experts, this drop was caused by a combination of factors, including frequent monsoon rains, Eid holidays, and lower traffic activity due to Covid-19 restrictions, and while this must have come as a breath ofand only under extreme circumstances.