Female smugglers in Hilli port of Bangladesh are more vulnerable of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS because of their high mobility. Therefore, the assessment of vulnerability to HIV infection among ...

Birth spacing is a major determinant for evaluating family building process due to its direct relationship with fertility. The mean duration of successive birth intervals is obviously related to the fertility rate, the ...

Health and demographic condition of street children are important issues for the development of any country. Several researchers estimated that a substantial percent of total street children in Bangladesh are living in the ...

In Bangladesh, advancement of medical science and easy access to modern medical facilities, the death rates especially child mortality have declined significantly during the last few decades. On the other hand women's ...

Fertility intention has been drawn increasing attention on the significance of social capital and NGOs because there is interrelation among fertility intention, social capital and NGOs. It is interesting to note that NGOs ...

Bangladesh is a developing country with an accelerate population growth. The government or Bangladesh has long been trying to control its population and has introduced various programs after its independence. But, the ...

Women empowerment is one of the most important issues of modern era. After a major contribution in the development process, female population has low status as compared to men, specifically in the developing world. Gradually, ...

Adolescent aged 10-19 years constitute a large proportion of the Bangladeshi population. With a total population of about 160 million, adolescents comprise 22% and projected to increase to 35 million by 2020. This important ...

Child is the father of a man. Child is the wealth of a state. Child is the hope and future of a nation. Child is the pioneer of human civilization. When the child is so important in the life of a nation; he can neither ...

Infant and under-five mortality are the sensitive indices of development and often reflect a country's quality of life. But there is little understanding of whether Bangladesh will be capable of achieving all of the ...