‘Progress in BD\\\'s population control’
Thursday, 27 November 2014
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.