Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Speakers at a webinar on Sunday said unsafe food and poor food habits are major contributors to the rising cases of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh.

The webinar, titled "Safe Food to Combat Hypertension Risk," was organised by the research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress), was held with support from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), in observance of National Food Safety Day 2025.

The theme for this year's day is "Khaddo Hok Nirapad, Shustho Thakuk Janagan(Let food be safe, let people be healthy)."

Experts said hypertension causes over 10 million deaths worldwide annually.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most of these deaths are preven...