Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Public health experts are calling for an immediate, countrywide initiative to curb the rapidly growing prevalence of hypertension, which has now become Bangladesh's most significant disease burden, according to the newly published Health and Morbidity Status Survey (HMSS) 2025.

The survey indicates that high blood pressure has climbed to the top of the country's 10 most prevalent ailments, followed by peptic ulcer, diabetes, arthritis, dermatological issues, cardiac diseases, asthma, osteoporosis, hepatitis and diarrhoea.

Researchers note that the findings reveal how quietly-but consistently-hypertension has evolved into a serious public health concern. They say a stronger push for public awareness, routine screening an...