Staff Reporter :
About 25 percent people of Dhaka city have been suffering from lung disease owing to the extreme level of air pollution, says a study.
Bangladesh University (BU) carried out the study titled “Impact of Air Pollution on Public Health” and disclosed the findings at a programme in Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in the capital on Thursday organized by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
In this program, Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq as the chief guest emphasized the measures taken by the government and city corporation to improve the environment.
He said, government alone cannot clean the city. The citizens of Dhaka should also come forward and work together in civic activities.
‘We will sow 3,25,000 plants within next three years’. We have already formed a committee headed by Bishwa Sahitya Kendra Chairman Abdullah Abu Sayeed to do so, he added.
‘Within next three years, the citizens of Dhaka will be able to see a more sustainable city, said the mayor.
He also said, The DNCC is also going to take a project to introduce rooftop gardening on the buildings of the city.
The keynote speaker, Ruhul Amin, Professor of Paleontology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, identified pollution as the main cause of increasing lung diseases and number of patients suffering from Bronchitis, Pneumonia, COPD, and Asthma.
He said, air pollution has made body’s pulmonary function of one-fourth of the city dwellers abnormal and they are infected with any sort of lung diseases. For that, 25 percent of the people living in Dhaka have abnormal lung function.
National Professor Brigadier (Retd)
Abdul Malik, Founder of National Heart Foundation, spoke the negative impact of air pollution on the entire human body, including lungs, heart, and liver. He also described the health damage sustained by pregnant women.
Jamil Azher, Chairman, Board of Trustees of BU highlighted the activities of BU Urban Lab in the area of Transportation, Pollution, and Smart City. Urban expert and environmentalist Iqbal Habib described the state of air pollution in Dhaka as well as possible remedial measures.
About 25 percent people of Dhaka city have been suffering from lung disease owing to the extreme level of air pollution, says a study.
Bangladesh University (BU) carried out the study titled “Impact of Air Pollution on Public Health” and disclosed the findings at a programme in Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in the capital on Thursday organized by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
In this program, Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq as the chief guest emphasized the measures taken by the government and city corporation to improve the environment.
He said, government alone cannot clean the city. The citizens of Dhaka should also come forward and work together in civic activities.
‘We will sow 3,25,000 plants within next three years’. We have already formed a committee headed by Bishwa Sahitya Kendra Chairman Abdullah Abu Sayeed to do so, he added.
‘Within next three years, the citizens of Dhaka will be able to see a more sustainable city, said the mayor.
He also said, The DNCC is also going to take a project to introduce rooftop gardening on the buildings of the city.
The keynote speaker, Ruhul Amin, Professor of Paleontology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, identified pollution as the main cause of increasing lung diseases and number of patients suffering from Bronchitis, Pneumonia, COPD, and Asthma.
He said, air pollution has made body’s pulmonary function of one-fourth of the city dwellers abnormal and they are infected with any sort of lung diseases. For that, 25 percent of the people living in Dhaka have abnormal lung function.
National Professor Brigadier (Retd)
Abdul Malik, Founder of National Heart Foundation, spoke the negative impact of air pollution on the entire human body, including lungs, heart, and liver. He also described the health damage sustained by pregnant women.
Jamil Azher, Chairman, Board of Trustees of BU highlighted the activities of BU Urban Lab in the area of Transportation, Pollution, and Smart City. Urban expert and environmentalist Iqbal Habib described the state of air pollution in Dhaka as well as possible remedial measures.
