Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Food and Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder said excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides to increase crop production has now become a serious threat to safe food.

In the past, artificial fertilisers and pesticides were not used in agriculture. Later, agricultural officials encouraged farmers to use them, as food production needed to be increased at that time, he also said.

"Since then, the use of fertilisers and pesticides has increased excessively. As a result, safe food has declined; and birds, animals and fish are being destroyed."

The adviser made the remarks at a discussion, held on the occasion of the National Safe Food Day 2026 on Monday.

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) organised the programme at th...