Jannatun Nayma

Losing a job does not only affect a person’s income. For many, it also chips away at confidence, purpose and hope.

Rafiqa (not a real name), a 32-year-old school teacher from Dhaka, thought her constant tiredness was simply the result of long working hours and sleepless nights.

When we hear the term ‘silent killer’, conditions like high blood pressure or cancer often come to mind—illnesses that do severe damage without early symptoms. But there’s another culprit quietly fuelling today’s global health crisis: sugar.