, Nov. 11 -- Speakers on Tuesday said ensuring the availability of vitamin-fortified and safe edible oil is now a pressing need to nurture a healthy and productive generation.

The speakers said this at a workshop for journalists titled 'Vitamin-Fortified Safe Edible Oil for All: Progress, Challenges, and Way Forward', at the BMA Bhaban in Dhaka.

The workshop was organised by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, with participation from 23 journalists from print, television, and online media.

They said the sale of edible oil in open drums violates government regulations and poses risks to public health.

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