Population of Bangladesh- Resource or Burden
-Global population has
increased 3 times during last century, while Bangladesh’s population has
increased nearly 3 times .Bangladesh is one of the populated countries. Now the question arises
the population is an Asset or Liability ?
Everybody
look on the one side of the coin, they see population growth as liability
rather than an asset .If we channelize this population in a right way then it
will definitely become asset.
Bangladesh
is densely populated country. The area of Bangladesh is 1,47,570 square km.
Population is almost 16,00,00,000 core. Almost 1127 people per square km. live
in Bangladesh. So, from one side population is a big rush for Bangladesh. In
the other hand, population is very important sight of a country, that’s why it
is asset for us.
“Population is burden because”-
We can
measure it from various way. There are so many causes, to say that ‘Population
is a curse’
Population
more than land
Bangladesh
is a land of 1,47,570 square km. Our
population is almost 160 million. So the density of population is more than
land. Above 1000 people live per square km.
Forests and
trees are being destroyed by human
Forest is an
important gift by nature.
In a country there must need 25% of
forest. In Bangladesh the forest
coverage has come down to only 9%. People destroying trees and forests to make home, furniture, papers etc.
Food problem
Food is an
important basic need of a human’s daily life. In Bangladesh it is bigger
problem. Population is growing day by day but food production is limited. People
are indebted to live in the land of crops and it harms the cultivation of food.
Education problem
Education is
the backbone of a nation.
In Bangladesh education is a big
problem because of over population. In the rural areas there are less schools than childrens. Most of the
people under poverty line. So they cannot let their childrens study easily.
Treatment problem
Another
essential basic need is treatment. People are dying every day not
to get the proper treatment.
There are
less of hospitals and clinics than population. Most of the
people live under poverty line, and most of the time they are unable to
do treatment.
Environment pollution
Our
environment is being polluted every day. Most of the industries established
beside the riverside. There dusts are the cause of water pollution. Poor
sanitation system also the cause of water pollution.
People are
growing in cities and besides number vehicles also increasing, which is the
cause of sound pollution. Sound of industries, mills are the cause of sound
pollution too. Sulfur dy oxides, carbon monoxides these harmful gases everyday
mixing with the air which causes of air pollution. Roadside dustbins also the
cause of air pollution.
Imbalance of the
environment
Animals,
Insects, Trees, Rivers, these things keep the environment balanced. But overpopulation is the cause of decreasing of these elements. People
are overlapping the soil on rivers for their living. Cutting trees for many purposes like to make
furniture, home, papers etc. Human destroys the forests too. Killing the
animals and birds for food or doing illegal business.
Unemployment problem
In Bangladesh
about 40% of the population is underemployed. Government
can not do anything to reduce the unemployment rate. Public and private
companies are unable to provide jobs for this large number of educated people.
Ethical problem
People are
encourage to do thug, steal, snatching as their occupation. Especially young
generation involve with that. They involve with drugs and they become addicted. Different kind of difficult
diseases occur like, cancer, aids etc.
“Population is resource because”-
Population
is not only curse for us. Sometimes it plays a vital role. So, we can say
‘Population also Blessing for us’. Population is an essential
element for a countries economy. Our economy is developing day by day because
of population.
Economic development
In
Agriculture:
Our economy basically based on agriculture.
Most of the people live based on agriculture. Rice, jute, tea, sugarcane,
cotton, potato etc. these are the mainly important crops of Bangladesh. We
export potato, rice, mango, fish and other crops and earn foreign currency.
Manpower:
Sufficient
manpower is the cause of economical development. In Bangladesh population is
more than other developed country like, Malaysia, UAE, Egypt, Japan, Jordan
etc. They take skilled and unskilled both type workers from us.
Garments
Industry:
Now a days
garments industry is the main pillar of our economy. Lots of men and women work
in the garments. So many garment industries established everywhere of
Bangladesh. Foreign companies take our cloths and we earn foreign currency
Ship
Industry:
Ship
industry plays an important role to develop our economy. In this sector too
many people work.
Many
developed countries take ships at a low price.
Migration:
Over
population creates migration. Migration also helps us to develop our economy.
From remittance Bangladesh had earned $11.5 million in 2011.
Cultural development
Our
divisional traditions also make us rich. Tribe peoples culture and traditions
also different. It makes us richer. We are developing in cultural sight because
of population. We have proper population, that’s why we can make it.
Political development
Politically
we are very strong. Because of population our democracy is very liberal. We
proved in 1952, 1971 and 1990 about our democracy strength and population is
the cause of that.
