Why do we plan for development? We plan for the welfare of the people. Population is the basic unit of society. Therefore, one has to know about the demographics of a country to formulate a comprehensive development plan. The characteristics of the past population influences the present and the characteristics of the present influences the future. There is a chain effect in the process. Population and development issues cannot be treated in isolation. Population must be in the centre of all...
Bangladesh has the dubious distinction of having the highest child marriage rate in Asia and third highest in the world. The prospect of the country's national development might be seriously undermined if such high rates cannot be scaled down significantly and urgently.
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Sources: NIPORT, Mitra and Associates, and Macro internatinal 2011; Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)/UNICEF 2005; HKI and IPHN 1999; IPHN 2007; BBS/UNICEF 2004.
A country's economic demeanor can often be influenced by the population it has. If conditioned the right way, a country's population can be a huge strength for its economy. Conversely, it can result in several problems which can ultimately pull its economy downwards.
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Family planning is key to slowing unsustainable population growth and the resulting negative impacts on the economy, environment, and national and regional development efforts. It is generally achieved through usage of contraceptive methods. The best practices in birth control method, however, are negotiable. We do not have enough of complication -free methods, that's why we see plenty of objections from the users.
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To address the population and development challenges in Bangladesh we have to focus on the issue of putting people first to build better lives. And for better lives, good health and economic growth are two corner stones. Relationship between health and economic growth is mutually reinforcing. The report of Commission on Micro-economics and Health found that spending on health brings a six- fold return on investment.
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