Bangladesh's population reaches 16 crore 51 lakh 58 thousand 616

Bangladesh's current population stands at 16 crore 51 lakh 58 thousand 616; of which, 8 crore 17 lakh 12 thousand 824 are male, while 8 crore 33 lakh 47 thousand 206 are females, the BBS said at the first digital "Census and Household Census 2022" preliminary report publication ceremony at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital on Wednesday (27 July).

The population of the third gender stood at 12 thousand 629, the report added. 

On 15 June, the census and house enumeration activities started simultaneously across the country.

The census was scheduled to end on 21 June, but due to floods in the northeastern districts, the census continued till 28 June.

According to to the report, Bangladesh's population has increased by 2 crore 11 lakh in the last 11 years.