Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Speakers on Sunday said although 80 percent of heart diseases and strokes are preventable; nearly 34 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh occur due to heart diseases.

Speakers highlighted such information and recommendations at a webinar titled "Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Risk" in observance of World Heart Day 2025. The webinar was organised by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). This year's theme for the day is "Don't Miss a Beat." Heart diseases account for one in every five premature deaths worldwide, with hypertension being a leading cause, they said ensuring access to anti-hypertensive medicine can significantly r...