How well will the country be able to handle a demographic shift from a majorly young vibrant generation, to an older, matured one?

It should be a wake-up call for our policymakers

To fully benefit from its demographic dividend, Bangladesh needs to prioritise improvement in education, healthcare and job opportunities for the youth, while ensuring social welfare and healthcare for the growing elderly population.

Take urgent measures to prevent child marriage, school dropouts

They need proper healthcare and other facilities to live with dignity

Authorities must guard against bias in data collection

Authorities must take steps to improve digital access

They’re entitled to specialised healthcare and financial support

Rajshahi division is at the top in the country in terms of divorce, according to the preliminary report of “Population and Housing Census 2022”.

According to the preliminary reports of the first digital 'Census and Household Census 2022' by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), 55.89% of mobile users are using it for more than 5 years. Additionally, the number of internet users is 30.68% of the total population.

Literacy rate in Bangladesh is now 74.66 percent, according to the preliminary report of “Population and Housing Census 2022”.

According to “Population and Housing Census 2022”, over 4.4 crore people now live in Dhaka division.

For the first time, a population census has found that there are more women than men in Bangladesh.