Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world. It is a small country with an area of 1,47,570 square kilometres. But it has a population over 16 crores. Every year more than two million people are being added to our population. The problem is now out of control. So population problem of our country is a burning question. Our over population isn't productive. It is a great threat for our country. If our population grows at a high rate, our country will have to face a great problem. This will affect the conomic development and progress of the country. The country will not be able to provide food, clothes, housing, educational facilities, medical facilities and other basic necessities of life to the excess of population. There are many causes of over population in our country. Most of the people of our country are ignorant. They do not know about the problem of over population. So they do not take the measurės to control the birth rate through family planning. Early marriage is a special cause of high rate of population growth. Women constitute half of the population of our country, But more than half of them are not educated. Uneducated women are not aware of the negative effects of over population. The growth of population should be checked immediately. We should take some measures to control it. Firstly, the high birth rate of population has to be checked through the family planning. Secondly, we have to make campaign to educate mass people. It will help them to understand the value of family planning and the problem of over population. Thirdly, early marriage has to be strictly stopped by government law. People have to be aware about this. Various awareness-raising programmes should be taken to make the people eager to stop the high growth rate of population. Population problem is a great threat for our country. We all should come forward to check it. Government should be serious about it so that we can lead a secured life afterwards.