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Management of Population Bangladesh on right track: UNFPA

The outgoing country representative of UNFPA in Bangladesh, Arthur Erken, Monday said that Bangladesh is in the right direction in the areas of population management and promotion of sexual and reproductive health.

“Bangladesh continues to move in the right direction, one step after next, in the areas of population management and promoting sexual and reproductive health and there has been no fluctuation in this onward march,” said Arthur Erken.

The UNFPA country representative said this while talking to foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni during a farewell call at her ministry’s office.

The departing UNFPA chief said that Bangladesh is poised for a transformative social change thanks to the unflagging commitment of its political leadership and the pragmatic mindset of its people to make things move.

He appreciated Bangladesh’s creative approach to certain critical issues under UNFPA’s mandate that helped it overcome many challenges faced by other countries in a comparable situation.

The UNFPA head, who served in Bangladesh for five years, said, “I tell all my colleagues that they should serve at least one term in Bangladesh since everything that UNFPA does in this country and happens on the right track.”

The Foreign Minister thanked Arthur Erken for his excellent contributions to Bangladesh’s development efforts and assured his successor of continued cooperation of Bangladesh government.



Source : The Daily Sun