Guidelines/major issues for consideration, which may help to write the Essay • Bangladesh achievement in reduction of Total Fertility Rate (the average number of children per woman) and the way to achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) -5 • Success in family planning programme in Bangladesh • Family Planning and women’s empowerment • Women’s rights in decision making • Maternal mortality situation in Bangladesh • Low percent of births delivered at a health facility in Bangladesh • Challenges and opportunities on population and development • Impact of the above for the development of Bangladesh • Population Momentum in Bangladesh • How the ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development) made a difference in giving access to reproductive health Assessment of essay: Judges will select the top eight essays per each of the following four groups: • Essay in Bangla o Age group (15-16 years old) o Age group (17-18 years old) • Essay in English o Age group (15-16 years old) o Age group (17-18 years old) Prizes: Top eight essay writers will be chosen as winners and will be awarded in following manner. 1st : 20,000 Tk 2nd: 15,000 Tk 3rd: 10,000 Tk Special prizes from 4th - 8th: 5,000 Tk each Terms and Conditions: • Essay should be written in 1000 words either in Bangla or in English and sent to • You will be automatically disqualified if plagiarism is found within the content of your essay. • One participant can send only one essay. • 20 from each group will be selected as primary selection • Original certificate and forwarding letter from School authority is an essential and integral part of this competition. No entry will be allowed without original certificate • School authority should certify about the original writer of the essay • Essay should be named by her/his name, age, school, e-mail address and mobile number • UNFPA holds the complete right to include & remove any entry for the contest at any point in time. • Any writing considered inappropriate with the culture & values will be eliminated from the competition. • UNFPA holds the right to use any of the top essays awarded with prize in this contest at any cause upon mutual consent. • UNFPA holds all the rights to take any required decision without prior notice. Last date of Submission ১১ October 2012