The growing threat of unclean air
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৭ নভে, ২০২৬
Dhaka's air pollution has once again reached alarming levels, with the capital recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 203 on Friday morning.
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- Classified as “very unhealthy,” this reading is another reminder of a public health crisis that continues to receive far less attention than it deserves.
- Air pollution is not a seasonal inconvenience that residents should simply learn to live with.
- Children, older people, and those with existing health conditions are particularly vulnerable, but the consequences extend to everyone who breathes the city's air.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
The quality of being inconvenient.
Synonyms: annoyance, nuisance, trouble
“Air pollution is not a seasonal inconvenience that residents should simply learn to live with.”
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Synonyms: defenceless, helpless, powerless, unguarded
“Children, older people, and those with existing health conditions are particularly vulnerable, but the consequences extend to everyone who breathes the city's air.”
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
“It is a serious threat to public health, contributing to respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and other long-term complications.”
A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
“It is a serious threat to public health, contributing to respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and other long-term complications.”
That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
Synonyms: aftercome, distinction, implication, moment
“Children, older people, and those with existing health conditions are particularly vulnerable, but the consequences extend to everyone who breathes the city's air.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Dhaka's air pollution has once again reached alarming levels, with the capital recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 203 on Friday morning. Classified as “very unhealthy,” this reading is another reminder of a public health crisis that continues to receive far less attention than it deserves.
Air pollution is not a seasonal inconvenience that residents should simply learn to live with. It is a serious threat to public health, contributing to respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and other long-term complications. Children, older people, and those with existing health conditions are particularly vulnerable, but the consequences extend to everyone who breathes the city's air.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.Dhaka's air pollution has once again reached alarming levels, with the capital recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of _____ on Friday morning.
Question 2: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.It is a serious _____ to public health, contributing to respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and other long-term complications.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.Air pollution is not a seasonal inconvenience that residents should simply learn to live with.
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Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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