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Nearly 7.5 lakh teenagers give birth every year

The adolescent (15-19 years) birth rate in Bangladesh is still high as approximately 750,000 adolescent girls are giving birth annually, according to a new UN report.

Still the highest in the region

A staggering 59 percent of the marriages that took place in Bangladesh between 2006 and 2017 involved brides below the age of 18, says a UN study.

Insightful Dialogue at Bangla Academy on Midwifery

This year from the 3rd to the 5th of May, the National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, 2016 was organised by the Embassies of Sweden, Kingdom of Netherlands, UNICEF and UNFPA.

23,000 infants can be saved each year in Bangladesh

As many as 23,000 children might be saved a year in Bangladesh if women do not give birth before the age of 20, said a Unicef official, expressing concern over a high level of child marriage in the country.

Editorial / Improving midwifery services

Although Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in reducing maternal mortality, we are still far from the MDG target.

Reducing Maternal Mortality / Still long way to reach target

Over 8,31,000 stillbirths, 5,000 pregnancy-related deaths of women, and 76,000 neonatal deaths occur every year in Bangladesh, according to UNFPA.

April 18, 2019
April 18, 2019

Nearly 7.5 lakh teenagers give birth every year

The adolescent (15-19 years) birth rate in Bangladesh is still high as approximately 750,000 adolescent girls are giving birth annually, according to a new UN report.

April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019

Still the highest in the region

A staggering 59 percent of the marriages that took place in Bangladesh between 2006 and 2017 involved brides below the age of 18, says a UN study.

June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016

Insightful Dialogue at Bangla Academy on Midwifery

This year from the 3rd to the 5th of May, the National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, 2016 was organised by the Embassies of Sweden, Kingdom of Netherlands, UNICEF and UNFPA.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

23,000 infants can be saved each year in Bangladesh

As many as 23,000 children might be saved a year in Bangladesh if women do not give birth before the age of 20, said a Unicef official, expressing concern over a high level of child marriage in the country.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Improving midwifery services

Although Bangladesh has achieved laudable success in reducing maternal mortality, we are still far from the MDG target.

January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016

Still long way to reach target

Over 8,31,000 stillbirths, 5,000 pregnancy-related deaths of women, and 76,000 neonatal deaths occur every year in Bangladesh, according to UNFPA.