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Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh suffer from extremely high rates of noise pollution.  As a result, people's health and well-being are harmed.  In many parts of Dhaka, WHO limits on acceptable noise pollution are regularly exceeded, including in front of schools and hospitals.  "Quiet zones" are just as noisy as other parts of the city, with the main offenders being horns and engines of cars, motorcycles, and other motorized vehicles.  WBB is working to raise public awareness of the problem and the need to reduce it, and is working with the government to create regulations that will reduce honking and private car and motorcycle use, as well as other sources of noise pollution.

For more on WBB's efforts to reduce noise pollution, please click on one of the buttons to the left (activities, research, media).