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Mohammad Morad

Abstract
This paper analyses how the media interprets Bangladeshian fertility trends by analyzing 11 online available articles from two Bangladeshi leading dailies, The Daily Star and the Prothom Alo. The exploration of the newspaper articles reveals that print media in Bangladesh has shown concern notably on the present scenario of the country’s declining fertility trend. It has been observed from the newspaper clippings that both population growth rate and fertility rate are gradually declining in Bangladesh which they explain as a matter of great satisfaction. Drawing on examples from South Asia, the articles explain that Bangladesh has a remarkable achievement in fertility reduction compared to India and Pakistan. However, almost all of the articles have expressed concern over the population bomb of Bangladesh. The newspapers also report that though fertility is declining at the national level, significant variation exists at the regional level and among different socio economic groups. The fertility rate is reported to be very high in the urban shanties and poverty-stricken rural areas. In this regard, the clippings have often criticized the government activities, especially governmental population control programme.

Key Words: Media’s Concern, Fertility Declining, Population Growth, Internal Migration, Political Leaders’ Outlook

Cite this article: Mohammad Morad. MEDIA CONCERN AND TRENDS OF FERTILITY IN BANGLADESH. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, vol.7, no.2:99-112, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2014-no2-art06

Digital Object Identifier(DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2014-no2-art06

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