Dhaka - ClearSpot score: 100%

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About this place: Dhaka

Dhaka ( DAH-kə or DAK-ə; Bengali: ঢাকা, romanized: Ḍhākā, pronounced ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world, and is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia with its most affluent neighborhood Gulshan being among the most posh neighborhoods in South Asia. Dhaka ranks fourth in South Asia and 55th in the world in terms of GDP. Lying on the Ganges Delta, it is bounded by the Buriganga, Turag, Dhaleshwari and Shitalakshya rivers. It is also the largest Bengali-speaking city in the world. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and commercial centre of the Mughal Empire. Dhaka was the capital of a proto-industrialized Mughal Bengal for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704). It was the hub of the muslin trade in Bengal and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The Mughal city was named Jahangirnagar (The City of Jahangir) in honour of the erstwhile ruling emperor Jahangir. The city's wealthy Mughal elite included princes and the sons of Mughal emperors. The pre-colonial city's glory peaked in the 17th and 18th centuries, when it was home to merchants from across Eurasia. The Port of Dhaka was a major trading hub for both riverine and maritime commerce. The Mughals decorated the city with well-laid gardens, tombs, mosques, palaces, and forts. The city was once called the Venice of the East. Under British rule, the city saw the introduction of electricity, railways, cinemas, Western-style universities and colleges, and a modern water supply. It became an important administrative and educational centre in the British Raj, as the capital of Eastern Bengal and Assam province after 1905. In 1947, after the end of British rule, the city became the administrative capital of East Pakistan. It was declared the legislative capital of Pakistan in 1962. In 1971, following the Liberation War, it became the capital of an independent Bangladesh. In 2008, Dhaka celebrated 400 years as a municipal city. A gamma+ global city, Dhaka is the centre of political, economic and cultural life in Bangladesh. It is the seat of the Government of...

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Key facts: Dhaka

  • ClearSpot score: 100% (all clear)
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Population: 10,356,500
  • Main environmental signal: mixed signals
  • Wind turbines nearby: None documented within default radius
  • Data last updated:

ClearSpot score

100%

With a score of 100%, Dhaka places in the upper tier of ClearSpot's global ranking, reflecting limited documented environmental burden at default thresholds.

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Environmental indicators

Module Score What this means
Wind turbines 0% No wind turbines are documented within the ClearSpot database near Dhaka at default sensitivity radius.
Pollen 0% Pollen data shows no documented allergenic species exceeding default alert thresholds in this reference period.
Air quality 0% No air quality pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location.
Noise 0% Noise mapping shows no significant pressure from motorways, railways, or airports within the default sensitivity radius.
Light pollution 0% Night-sky radiance registers no documented pressure - this area scores within the darker end of ClearSpot's light pollution range.

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FAQ - Dhaka

Is this place healthy to live?

Dhaka scores 100% on ClearSpot's environmental index at default sensitivity settings. No significant environmental pressure detected. This score reflects modelled pressure from open data sources - not a medical or safety assessment. Individual tolerance varies; ClearSpot lets you adjust sensitivity thresholds to reflect your own profile on the live map.

What is air quality like here?

Dhaka scores 0% on ClearSpot's air quality module. This is derived from monthly averages of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, and carbon monoxide from open government monitoring data. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.

Are there wind turbines nearby?

Based on ClearSpot's inventory, documents no wind turbines within the default sensitivity radius of Dhaka. The resulting pressure score is 0%. The database is updated weekly from open sources.

How noisy is it?

ClearSpot noise data for Dhaka: 0% burden. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius. Noise scores are updated annually for the strategic layer and monthly for the modelled road-noise layer.

Dhaka - Bangladesh

Among the 157 cities scored by ClearSpot in Bangladesh, Dhaka places 1st. It currently leads the national ranking.

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