Air pollution is responsible for 102,456 deaths annually in Bangladesh, as per a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

Titled "Public Health Impacts of Fine Particle Air Pollution in Bangladesh", the report highlights the severe consequences of particulate matter (PM2.5), which causes diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory infections, and lung cancer.

Young children are particularly vulnerable, with 5,258 deaths annually from PM2.5-related lower respiratory infections.