Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- With toxic pesticides and chemical fertilisers saturating its farmlands, Bangladesh faces a growing public health crisis as food safety slips further out of reach.

Although these agrochemicals have played a critical role in boosting crop yields their unregulated and excessive use has raised serious concerns about safety.

Farmers across the country spray over 40,000 tonnes of pesticides annually, often without adequate training or awareness of safe application methods and dosages.

This widespread misuse not only contaminates food but also degrades soil, pollutes water sources, and endangers non-target organisms.

Professor Abu Noman Faruq Ahmmed of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University said that although the Pesticide ...