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Dust blankets Dhaka roads

The road in Dhaka’s Gabtoli via Mohammadpur always remains blanketed in dust. The area is usually covered with dust while heavy or small vehicles move around. The level of dust is so high in some places that nothing can be seen ahead.

A battery-run auto-rickshaw moves through the cloud of dust on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli road in Dhaka. Passengers in the locality have to suffer due to extreme level of dust. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A battery-run auto-rickshaw moves through the cloud of dust on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli road in Dhaka. Passengers in the locality have to suffer due to extreme level of dust. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People cannot move without wearing masks due to extreme density of dust in the air on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People cannot move without wearing masks due to extreme density of dust in the air on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People cannot move without wearing masks due to extreme density of dust in the air on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People cannot move without wearing masks due to extreme density of dust in the air on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli roads. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A truck is running on Dhaka’s Sadarghat-Gabtoli road as it leaves a cloud of dust behind. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A truck is running on Dhaka’s Sadarghat-Gabtoli road as it leaves a cloud of dust behind. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A truck is running on Dhaka’s Sadarghat-Gabtoli road as it leaves a cloud of dust behind. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A truck is running on Dhaka’s Sadarghat-Gabtoli road as it leaves a cloud of dust behind. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A battery-run auto-rickshaw moves through the cloud of dust on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli road in Dhaka. Passengers in the locality have to suffer due to extreme level of dust. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A battery-run auto-rickshaw moves through the cloud of dust on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli road in Dhaka. Passengers in the locality have to suffer due to extreme level of dust. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Traders keep bricks and sand out in the open for sale along the road on way to Gabtoli via Mohammadpur. Locals are saying a significant amount of dust created from there are mixing in the air and making the area dusty. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Traders keep bricks and sand out in the open for sale along the road on way to Gabtoli via Mohammadpur. Locals are saying a significant amount of dust created from there are mixing in the air and making the area dusty. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 14 Nov 2024, 12:07 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 05:40 PM

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