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[1] [2] [3] The Directorate General of Family Planning is the government agency responsible for family planning in Bangladesh. [4] Marie Stopes Bangladesh is an international NGO that provides family planning services in Bangladesh. [5] In 1975, the population of Bangladesh was 76.3 million, and by 2020 the population had reached 164.7 million.
Getting married before the age of 18 is a common part of life for girls living in Bangladesh. Currently, the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. An estimated 29 ...
The annual scholarship is for unmarried girls aged 13–18 years enrolled in class VIII-XII in government recognized regular or equivalent open school or vocational / technical training courses. Recently the bar of income was withdrawn by the government of West Bengal; now every girl can apply for that scheme.
The literacy rate in Bangladesh is lower for females (55.1%) compared to males (62.5%) – 2012 estimates for population aged 15 and over. [12] During the past decades, Bangladesh has improved its education policies; and the access of girls to education has increased. In the 1990s, girls' enrolment in primary school has increased rapidly.
Bangladesh Forms and Publication Office (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফর্ম ও প্রকাশনা অফিস) is a Bangladesh government department under the Ministry of Public Administration. The department is responsible for supplying official documents including land registration certificates, marriage certificates ...
Every 2 out of 3 marriages involve child marriages. According to statistics from 2005, 49% of women then between 25 and 29 were married by the age of 15 in Bangladesh. [5] According to a 2008 study, for each additional year a girl in rural Bangladesh is not married she will attend school an additional 0.22 years on average. [6]
The U.S. Postal Service, which has lost more than $100 billion since 2007, reported a net loss of $9.5 billion for its fiscal year ending Sept. 30, $3 billion more than last year, largely due to a ...
With a potential government shutdown looming ahead of the holidays, here's what you need to know if mail services, or the post office will be impacted by it.