GED has arranged a capacity-building training workshop on “Demographic Shifts: Impact and Policy Responses”. Professor Mainul Islam of Dhaka University, Dr. Shahidul Islam of UNFPA and Professor Robiul of Jahangirnagar University were the resource persons in the workshop. All the speakers made very insightful presentations on various aspects of population dynamics including rising TFR, its determinants, data consistency, urbanization, demographic dividends, rising share of ageing population and related policy responses. Officials from different ministries including GED attended the workshop.