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Once Napoleon said, give me an educated mother & I will give you an educated nation. This statement prove the importance of female education. In Bangladesh there are still some contradictory views about female education. Many illiterate parents think that educating their daughters is just wasting time & money, for they are soon married off and are of little help. But with all these beliefs people are coming forward to educate their daughters. It has taken a positive turn. Gender discrimination is the prime barrier on the way of female education. Illiteracy, fanaticism etc. are the reasons behind the barrier. Female education is of prime importance for the coordinated development of a country. Education enlightens our mind, develops our abilities & gives us the knowledge of health, sanitation & population control. In fact, neglecting the women folk no nation can develop. So, in order to achieve progress & prosperity, we must more emphasis on female education. But if ...

There was a time when Bangladesh had a very poor transportation system. But it is developing day by day. Highways, roads, big bridges are being constructed now. Transports of various kinds are available today. Among them travelling by train is the safest & most comfortable. The transports which are mostly available can be named as train, plane, launch, bus, car, tempo, coaster etc. It must be admitted that one must face hazards in travelling. The first hazard one faces is concerned with time schedule. Secondly, whether the transports are fit to move or not. Thirdly, rush of passengers. Fourthly, damage of roads by floods, traffic jam & impact of bad, clumsy & inclement weather in connection with plane & launch journey. The transport authority should frequently check whether the transports which ply to & from different directions, are fit to move or not. In addition, roads & highways should be developed. 

Culture means the way of living, eating, talking & learning. It includes people’s values & beliefs as well. It has a broader & wider meaning. It comprises music, literature, drama & other aspects of fine arts too. Bangladesh has a rich & distinct culture & tradition. This culture & tradition is rooted in its soil. We have a rich heritage of music. We have different types of songs. A new type of classical music was introduced in the eighteenth century. The background of folk songs is the rural setting of life, nature, human joys & sorrows. The new era in music was created by Amir, the great musician. With the union of Persian & indigenous music, he created a new type of music. 

Bangladeshi culture is gradually being replaced by the alien culture. At present satellite channels are playing the vital role in this regard. Bangladesh is rich in traditional folk songs. The major songs of our soil are Sari & various folk songs. But these songs are losing their appeal. Bangladesh is a land of music. Her folk songs are an integral part of her culture. They reflect the life & mind of her people more faithfully than anything else. Our people are also fond of modern Bengali songs. But our songs are being invaded by the western music, band music & pop song. We should guard against their harmful effect & accept their good qualities only. The changes of the entertaining sources should not be encouraged. To preserve our culture is our sacred duty. In other words, culture reflects the inner life of a nation.

The condition of the street children is deplorable. It has become a grim issue in Bangladesh. They have no family environment. These children have no hearth & home. They have to live under the open sky. They roam around in the city in search of livelihood. They somehow manage a room to sleep somewhere at night. But all too often, they pass their nights in the street under the open sky. They earn their livelihood by working hard. They have to do many hazardous jobs. They are low paid & are deprived of education & health care & nutrition. They are always exploited & repressed easily. Most of the street children have no family identity. They are born & brought up in the streets. Most of them are forsaken by their parents. Some of them have rather father or mother. They are deprived of parental love, affection & care. They are deprived of the happiness & security of family life. They suffer from the lack of education & health care, safe water, proper fo...

In Bangladesh the common foods are rice, fish & pulses. People also eat, wheat, potatoes & other seasonal vegetables, beef, mutton, chicken, eggs, bread & other bakery products & all sorts of local fruits. Among fishes shrimps & hilsa are exported abroad &, they are therefore expensive & rare. All these, we call common foods, because these are available in Bangladesh & people like them very much as well. We can find them around us. Most of our food items are nutritious. All fruits are also rich in food value. We like all these Bangladeshi foods because we are habituated to eat them. It’s a sense of nationalism, that prompts us to take indigenous items of food & fruits.

Arsenic means violently poisons white compound of brittle element. Now is element is detected to be present in large qualities in the tube-well water of the many district of Bangladesh. By drinking arsenic polluted water people get affected seriously. Drinking of water polluted by arsenic causes many diseases like sores & stomachic troubles. Among them arsenicosis is the most common disease & it causes serious health hazard. So, urgently it is needed to be checked. By raising public awareness it can be prevented. At present, an antidote is discovered to purity water polluted by arsenic. Besides, the World Bank has agreed to extend all possible help to mitigate the arsenic problem in our country. So, the govt. should take necessary steps to check the arsenic pollution. 

The first day of Bangla New Year is called Pahela Baishakh. In keeping with the age-old tradition we celebrate the day with traditional festivities. The day's first program begins at Ramna Batamul organised by a leading cultural organisation 'Chnayanat.' To observe the day rural people arrange traditional games, dramas & cultural functions throughout the country. Shopkeepers open 'Halkhata' & urban people observe it in a befitting manner. Wearing traditional dresses they attend the cultural functions arranged by various social-cultural organisations. People bring out colorful procession carrying festoons, placards, posters, banners & wearing masks. As a special day for the Bangladeshis the significance of the day is very great.

Jute is a kind of fiber. It grows in a large quantity in Bangladesh. It also grows West Bengal, India, Thailand, China & Philippines. Jute grows well in low land. Farmers plough land from March to April. Then the seeds are sown. When the plants grow one feet or so high, the fields are weeded. After three or four months, the plants are cut down & put into water to rot. Then the fiber is taken off & is washed & dried in the sun. Thus it is ready for sale. Jute is very useful to us. Ropes, gunny bags, papers & fine silken clothes are made from jute. Jute has great economic value. Many country get much money by selling jute of different countries of the world.

Rice is a kind of food. It’s obtained from paddy. Rice is a staple food of Bangladesh. It grows in plenty in Ceylon, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Japan and in many countries of the world. There are many kinds of rice. But the chief varieties Aus, Aman and Boro. But aman is superior in quality and grows in plenty in Bangladesh. The Aman is sown in  rainy season . It’s reaped in winter. The Aus grows on high land. It is sown in  summer . The Boro grows in marshy where water stands till the winter season. It's sown in winter & reaped in spring. At present a new variety of rice called IRRI is being cultivated. It grows fifty to sixty mounds per acre. Rice is of two kinds-Atap and Siddha. Various kinds of delicious foods are prepared from rice.

Tea is a kind of dried leaves which is got from tea plants. It is a popular drink. It grows in China , India , Japan , Indonesia , Ceylon & Bangladesh . It grows on the dry slopes of hills. It grows on hilly areas where water does not stay. Tea plant grows twenty to thirty feet high. They are not allowed to grow so high in the garden. They are prune & allowed to grow from three to four feet high. There are four crops in a year. The leaves & buds are rolled over by a machine & dried in the sun & air. Black tea is got by drying slowly & green tea is got by drying quickly. The dried leaves are packed & are ready for sale. It is easy to prepare tea as a drink. Water is first boiled in a kettle. Then a quantity of dried leaves are put in it. Milk & sugar may be mixed with it. Tea is refreshing & stimulating. It removes fatigue. It’s an antidote to cancer. Tea is one of the cash crops of Bangladesh . We earn a lot of foreign currency by exporting it.

Grameen means pertaining to the villagers or rural areas. So Grameen Bank is the financial institution that works for the poor rural people in Bangladesh. This conception was introduced by Dr. Muhammad Yonus, Professor of Economics at Chittagong University in Bangladesh. He understood that the country could never proper without improving the lot of the rural people who form the vast majority of our population. So he came up with the idea of micro-credit & established. Grameen Bank only the poor & landless people are eligible for getting loans from the Bank. There are some procedures of getting the loan. Before getting the loan, people have to make 5-6 groups of workers each having 5 members. The members should be disciplined. Basically the group Chairperson is responsible for disciplinary activities. The borrows are given advice to make the best use of money. People can repay the interest & the borrowed money from their profits. The bank has brought a revolutionary change ...

A street beggar is a person who begs to keep body & soul together. In our country (Bangladesh) a street beggar is a common figure. He is found here, there & everywhere on the street. Specially, a street beggar is seen at the joint of two or more roads. He begs for money from the passers-by. He is a poor person who has a miserable look in his eyes. He puts on dirty & torn cloths with patches here & there. Sometimes he is found without any shirt. His hair is un-brushed & without oil. So the hair above his head looks like the nest of a sparrow. A street beggar may be able-bodied, blind, lame & crippled. He has a begging bowl or bag in his hand. When a passer-by walks past him he stretches his begging bowl with a piteous appeal to give him alms. He utters blessing to the person who gives him alms. The life of a street beggar is very hard. He is to bear the scorching heat of the sun & biting cold of winter. Almost everybody hates & neglects him. Nowadays ...

Our liberation is the greatest achievement in our national life. We had been under Pakistani rule for twenty five years. But the discrimination, oppression & suppression of the West Pakistani rulers lead us to wag the Liberation War. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the struggle for freedom. But soon he was arrested by the Pakistani rulers. However, people from all walks of life took part in the war responding to the call & order of Bangabandhu. Colonel M.A.G. Osmani was the Commander in chief of that war. We protested all kinds of wrong doing committed by the Pak rulers. It symbolizes a great protest against wrong doing. A nation cannot make progress without being independent. Colonial rulers never want the real progress of the subjugated people. In order to fulfill the five basic needs of the citizens of a country & lead them to the way of development, a nation must be independent.