About 25 members of HRF and high officials of the FPAB took part at the discussion. They discussed on various issues related to reproductive health, role of media and family planning to build a better nation, create awareness against violence on women, gender disparity, maternal health, adolescents' rights and rapidly growing population in the perspective of Bangladesh.

FPAB director general Dr Halida Hanum Akhter presented a keynote paper on "Sexual and reproductive rights" in the meeting.

She said at her presentation that 47 per cent women in Bangladesh experience physical violence. About 67 per cent women and girls experience domestic violence while 60 per cent men deem that violence against women. About 14 per cent maternal deaths are caused by violence during pregnancy.

She discussed about the elements of reproductive health that include family planning, safe motherhood, safe abortion facilities, infant and child care, male participation and responsible behaviour adolescent reproductive health, infertility, RTI and STDs, HIV/AIDS, cancers of reproductive tract and reproductive health needs of disables.

President of FPAB, Professor Abul Kashem presided over the programme while the Secretary of BCC, FPAB, Saleh Uddin Khan, focal point (Advocacy) of FPAB, Golam Kibria Pinu and HRF President Alpha Arzu spoke at the programme.