Population

Dr Sabuktagin Rahman
Thoughts

Zinc nutrition in the Bangladeshi population and the pandemic

A recent study projecting the potential fallout of the micronutrient status in the Bangladeshi population due to the Covid-19 pandemic reports that the projected risk of the decline of zinc status...

China national flags and Hong Kong flags displayed in Hong Kong on June 29, 2021. Photo: Kyodo/UNB
World+Biz

Hong Kong sees record population decline

People wearing face protective masks walk on Hollywood Blvd during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Los Angeles, California, US, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
World+Biz

New US census data shows white population shrank for first time

Businesses need people. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

No good comes from a shrinking population

Wang Yiguang, 85, plays the piano during a group singing practice at Heyuejia, a care home for the elderly, in Beijing, China May 26, 2021. Picture taken May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
China

As China's population greys, the burden of care weighs on families

Elderly women try to keep up social distancing as they wait to enroll in government social-aid programs in Ozumba, Mexico. PEDRO PARDO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Coronavirus chronicle

Mexico says Covid-19 has affected a fourth of its population

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Population growth declining worldwide with far-reaching consequences

People walk at a subway station, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Shanghai, China May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
South Asia

China's population to hit 'turning point' in 2026-2030 - think tank

An US flag waves in the wind on a boat near the Statue of Liberty in New York August 31, 2011. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
World+Biz

US marks slowest population growth since the Depression

People queue to receive a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Coronavirus chronicle

Italy aims to vaccinate at least 80% of population by end of September

Bangladesh’s population increases 1% in 2020
Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s population increases 1% in 2020

Representational Image. Picture: TBS
Infrastructure

Rajuk blamed for densifying Dhaka through unplanned development

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Population needs to be converted into manpower: DSCC Mayor