পরিবেশ অধিদপ্তরে “ব্রেদিং ঢাকা”-র সূচনা সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হলো।

OBHIZATRIK Foundation has officially launched “Breathing Dhaka: Open-Access Hyperlocal PM2.5 Monitoring in Underserved Communities” with an inception meeting at the Department of Environment, Agargaon, Dhaka.

Supported by the Air Quality Fund 2026 of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), the project aims to make air quality information accessible to the communities that are most often left out.

Over the next 12 months, we will install air quality monitors in 8 low-income and industrial-adjacent communities across Dhaka and collect continuous PM2.5 data. All findings will be shared openly, so that communities, policymakers and everyone working for cleaner air can understand what people are actually breathing.

We were honoured to have Dr. Md. Lutfor Rahman, Director General, Department of Environment, as Chief Guest. The meeting was also attended by Ahmed Imtiaz Jami, President, OBHIZATRIK Foundation; Khadiza Tul Kubra Sarah, Project Lead, Breathing Dhaka; Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder, Chairman, Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS) and Technical Lead of the project; Farid Ahmed, Director, Dhaka Metropolitan Office, Department of Environment; and representatives from government, academic institutions and partner organisations.

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