Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- In Bangladesh, 16 million people are facing severe levels of acute food insecurity, and 1.6 million children are acutely malnourished, according to a new national analysis released by the Government and development partners.

The Ministry of Food, together with UN agencies - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme (WFP) - as well as non-governmental organizations Action Against Hunger and Save the Children, convened a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder workshop on Wednesday to disseminate the findings of the latest analysis on acute food insecurity and acute malnutrition.

In 2024, 23.5 million people in Bangladesh faced hi...