Dhaka, June 22 -- Bangladesh's food production faces a significant threat, and food security is increasingly at risk as agricultural land has been eroded by 3.75 percent over the past eight years, driven by rapid urbanisation across the country.

This alarming finding was revealed in a comprehensive survey report by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), conducted under its 'Strengthening Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Statistics (ECDS)' project, reports UNB.

The survey, covering the period from 2015 to 2023, shed light on critical environmental and climate issues for the first time in such detail in Bangladesh.

The report was officially unveiled on Sunday, at a dissemination seminar held at the BBS Auditorium, marking a s...