malnutrition
24% children under five suffer from stunting
Shows BBS survey; experts blame poverty, poor nutrition, early pregnancy and unhealthy feeding practices
8 August 2026
Over a quarter Bangladeshis suffered from food insecurity in 2023-25: UN report
2 out of every 5 people unable to afford healthy diet in 2025, significant malnutrition still persists
23 July 2026
Integrating nutrition into primary care: A way forward to prevent disease and help people thrive
Bangladesh has made notable progress in improving many health outcomes. Yet, primary healthcare services remain insufficient in both rural and urban areas.
31 January 2026
1.6 crore people face acute food insecurity in Bangladesh: Joint report
16 lakh children malnourished, warns national analysis
29 October 2025
We need an agricultural price commission to regulate prices
An independent body recommending viable prices for all commodities under its mandate, is something the government must consider.
16 July 2023
Malnourished women, malnourished nation
Address the double-edged sword of undernutrition and obesity.
17 August 2022
Fighting malnutrition in Cox's Bazar
One of the biggest problems facing the stranded Rohingya populace and the locals in Cox's Bazaar is malnutrition.
12 January 2018
Corruption eating away relief for the public
A report titled “World Food Security and Nutrition Situation-2017”, brought out jointly by a number of UN organisations, estimates that some 25 million Bangladeshis, mostly women and children, suffer from malnutrition.
27 September 2017
Obesity boom 'fuelling rise in malnutrition'
Malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation, new research has suggested.
14 June 2016
More obese than underweight, study says
There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested.
1 April 2016
Bangladesh on track for reducing stunting
It is assuring to note that Bangladesh is on course to meet the global targets for reducing the rate of stunting, low height for age among children under five.
4 November 2015
Miracle food to fight malnutrition (video)
A promising cereal formula has been invented by Bangladesh experts to fight deadly acute malnutrition in children. The ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is made of locally available ingredients.
14 June 2015