Staff Reporter

Speakers at an international congress in the city yesterday said Bangladesh is fifth among 10 countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths.
They urged the government to take initiatives to reduce the present death rate.
Bangladesh Perinatal Society (BPS) organised the three-day International Perinatal Congress, at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC). Prof Mohammad Shahidullah, secretary general of BPS, in his keynote speech, said despite having some significant successes in child survival, Bangladesh is still the fifth with the highest number of child deaths. [Read more]