Over the past decade Bangladesh has maintained an impressive track record of economic growth
and poverty reduction. Despite achieving significant progress in the aforementioned sectors, Bangladesh
lags far behind in case of child malnutrition. This study endeavors to track the trend in child malnutrition
status in terms of different indicators over the past decade in Bangladesh. The study also investigated
differential impact of some characteristics belonging to child, mother and household on nutritional status.
The data extracted from BDHS (2004, 2007, 2011) were used for this purpose. Pearson’s chi-square and
binary logistic regression model were employed to identify the determinants of child malnutrition. Cutbacks
in stunting and underweight status were observed whereas the number of wasted child was increased from
BDHS (2004) to BDHS (2011). A child aged less than or equal to two years had lower risk of being stunted
or under weighted in comparison with the child aged 2 to 5 years. It was found that the child whose mother
was less educated was more likely to suffer from malnutrition than a well educated mother’s child. It is also
discerned that the child belonging to poor family or having no toilet facility was more likely to be malnourished
comparing to the child belonging to non-poor family and getting better toilet facility.