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A large national survey analysis suggests obesity is now common among Bangladeshi adults and is far more prevalent among women than men, while the social drivers of excess weight may operate differently by sex.

The country’s total fertility rate has increased for the first time in 50 years, a shift officials and public health experts say is linked to a nationwide shortage of contraceptives.

Bangladesh’s family planning program faces a crisis as contraceptive shortages threaten to exacerbate rising birth rates.