Fertility and family planning in Bangladesh

Abstract

Bangladesh, the eighth most populous nation in the world is also one of the poorest with a per capita income of less than US200. Although it enjoys a tropical monsoon climate, it is a country with unique geographic peculiarities, which distinguish it from the rest of the sub-continent. An alluvial land criss crossed by numerous rivers, the plains of Bangladesh are submerged in water for about half of the year, magnifying the effect of natural disasters such as floods. Its economy is primarily agricultural and it has traditionally depended on the export of agricultural products, especially jute and tea.