Ipas Bangladesh and The Daily Star jointly held a roundtable on June 8, 2026. The discussion brought together policymakers, development partners, public health experts, and other stakeholders to address current challenges in Bangladesh’s family planning programme. Reflecting on recent contraceptive commodity shortages and supply chain vulnerabilities affecting access to essential services, participants explored the structural, financial, institutional, and human resource barriers slowing down reproductive healthcare delivery. The roundtable identified practical, recommendations-based reforms and strategic integration opportunities to ensure quality, inclusive healthcare, and continue driving socio-economic development and maternal safety across the nation. Here is a summary of that discussion.