Bangladesh is one of the Asian countries where abortions are allowed under very strict circumstances.

In the latest report of the Reproductive Health Response Team, based on the information collected by Family Health International from four NGOs and a hospital, the abortion rate in Bangladesh is said to be 5,766 per one million women in the age group 15-19 and 16,829 per one million women of 15-45 years of age.

In the report, it is mentioned that in Bangladesh, while a wide range of services are available to women, a large number of them do not seek adequate services.

The report said that more than a third of the women who were sexually active were using no contraception at all.

Reproductive Health experts say the situation will get worse if the government does not change the way it handles population control.

Bangladesh has one of the world's highest population growth rate – 3.1 per cent annually – and the population is now more than 150 million.

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In the mid-1970s, there were six doctors for every 10,000 people, now there is one doctor for every 2,000 people.

"Our population is getting older because of the high rate of fertility and the mortality rate is high. Unless we control the population there will be a great crisis in healthcare services," said Shameem Hira, Director, Population and Reproductive Health Group.

The report of the Reproductive Health Response Team said that while the rate of births is one of the lowest in the world, the mortality rate is the highest – 1,200 deaths per 1,000 live births.

It says that the death of an infant or young child is one of the leading causes of death in Bangladesh.