Capital's Shahbagh and Gulshan-2 areas have been ranked first in terms of air and noise pollution respectively, said a survey.
The survey carried out by Waterkeepers Bangladesh (WKB) consortium, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), was released on Sunday.
According to it, the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) area ranked last in both cases.
The consortium monitored the air and noise pollution of 10 different places in Dhaka from April in 2021 to March in 2022.
The 10 areas are: Ahsan Manzil, Abdullahpur, Motijheel, Shahbagh, Dhanmondi-32, Agargaon, Jatiya Sangsad area, Tejgaon, Mirpur-10 and Gulshan-2 area.
Out of 10 places in Dhaka, Gulshan-2 area has the highest volume of sound, at 95.40 decibels, which is 1.7 times higher than the acceptable standard (55 decibels). Noise, up to 132 decibels, was found there.
Besides, noise level of 89 decibels was found in Tejgaon area, 95 decibels in Abdullahpur area and 31 decibels in JS area.
