, Aug. 12 -- Immediate and effective measures are urgently needed to protect Bangladesh's young generation from the rising threat of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), warned experts.

Unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyles, and air pollution are driving an alarming increase in these conditions among the youth, they said at a webinar titled "Hypertension Risk and the Youth of Bangladesh," organised by the research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) on Tuesday to mark National and International Youth Day 2025.

The event was supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and co-hosted by youth organisations including Bangladesh Medical Students' Society (BMSS), Plat...