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 […]

Decentralization of Dhaka: A solution to overpopulation and unsustainable urbanization

Many studies have been conducted on the increasing population pressure in Dhaka and leaders have given many political speeches on the matter. However, the harsh reality is that effective measures to control Dhaka’s population are not yet visible. In this context, the information presented during a seminar titled ‘Decentralizing Dhaka and the Sustainable Urbanization of […]

The last census data shows that the population of Bangladesh has reached around 170m.

Planning Minister MA Mannan, Minister of State for Planning Shamsul Alam, BIDS Director General Binayak Sen and BBS Director General Matiur Rahman, among others attended the data release event. The Sixth National Census and House Enumeration activities began simultaneously across the country on 15 June and continued till 28 June. According to a summary released […]