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 […]

Contraceptive medicines are decreasing in government stock!

Field workers of the Directorate of Family Planning distribute free birth control contraceptives to eligible couples. These contraceptives can also be obtained from government centres. These contraceptives include Implanon, condoms, oral birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills (ECP), IUDs, injections, and implants. Five colors are used on the website to indicate the stock of contraceptives […]

Bangladesh to export condom

A parliamentary standing committee on government organizations has proposed that the government should export condoms manufactured in government owned Essential Latex Plant at Khulna. The committee say, quality of Bangladeshi condoms are better than condoms imported from Malaysia. The government owned factory is capable of manufacturing more condoms than the demand of local market. These […]