Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- Although Bangladesh has made progress in birth and death registration over the past years still it lags behind global and regional standards, experts said at a workshop on Monday.

The views came at a workshop for senior journalists on "Birth and Death Registration in Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges, and the Way Forward," held at a hotel in Dhaka.

The event was organised by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) where 26 senior journalists from print, television, and online media attended.

Currently, only 50 percent of births and 47 percent of deaths are registered in Bangladesh compared to the global averages of 77 percent and 74 percent.

Speakers stressed that ...