State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque said Wednesday Bangladesh has made tremendous progress in the fields of population and reproductive health, reports BSS.
With a population of 161 million, Bangladesh has achieved the highest life expectancy rate after Sri Lanka and second lowest rate of fertility and lowest rate of mortality of under-five children in South Asia, he said.
‘Progress in BD\\\'s population control’
FE Team | Published: November 27, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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