Decline in birth control use raises concerns: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics report

The BBS report did not indicate where users obtained most contraceptives. But according to the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), another body of the government, 55 percent use modern methods and 9 percent use traditional methods of contraception. And 60 percent of the people […]

Rising child mortality and declining life expectancy: Need for coordinated health care measures

The Bureau of Statistics publishes 'vital statistics' every year, which give a picture of the overall health of the country's people, including births, deaths, life expectancy and marriages. According to the report, the estimated population of the country on July 1, 2023 was 172,920,000. No one can deny that Bangladesh has made significant progress in […]

Household Expenditure Survey 2022: Households spend 42% of income on food. bbs report

According to the BBS survey report, the average income of a Bangladeshi family is 32,422 taka per month, and 13 sectors spend 31,500 taka. Discussing the survey, Mohiuddin, deputy director of BBS and director of the survey project, told Prothom Alo that the increase in people’s income aligns with the socio-economic development of the country, […]