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Bangladesh endorses one-child policy

Oh, terrific. Another China. As though things are just peachy over there. Right now the policy is voluntary, but I wonder how long that will last?

Michael Cook, Mercatornet.com

Bangladesh is going to introduce a voluntary “one couple, one child” population planning policy by 2015 to curb its growing population.

The Director General of the Directorate of Family Planning Mohammad Abdul Qayyum told the Chinese news agency Xinhua that: “The Chinese policy influenced us in framing our policy though we are not making it mandatory.” He said that the government plans to promote a “No more than two children, one is best”.

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