The number of goitre patients in the greater Rangpur district (Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Gaibandha and Nilphamari) has been increasing day by day due to iodine deficiency, according to a survey conducted by a NGO recently. The bad effect of the paucity of iodine is that it hinders mental and physical growth.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/non-iodized-salt-being-sold-number-goitre-patients-rise
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-nation-bangladesh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goitre
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh