Dhaka has been ranked as the second least liveable city among the world’s 140 cities in this year’s Global Liveability Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Only Damascus in war-torn Syria lags behind Dhaka, which was placed in second position last year too and at the bottom the year before.
The list is prepared based on the scores across a range of criteria, including health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.
The capital of Bangladesh had come second from the bottom of the GLI index in 2012 and 2011.
Australia’s Melbourne has retained its status as the world’s most liveable city for the fourth consecutive year, outscoring three other Australian cities in the top 10. It also scored a perfect 100 points in the sub-category of sport.
The other least liveable cities in the list are Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Tripoli (Libya), Douala (Cameroon), Harare (Zimbabwe), Algiers (Algeria), Karachi (Pakistan), Lagos (Nigeria), and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).
The top ranking cities are Vienna (Austria), Vancouver (Canada), Toronto (Canada), Adelaide (Australia), Calgary (Canada), Sydney (Australia), Helsinki (Finland), Perth (Australia), and Auckland (New Zealand)