<i>Population growth</i>
Yesterday (22-11-2010) while going through the international news in The Daily Star, I came to know that Iran has reduced the marital age in order to enhance its population growth! The UN Statistics says the population of Bangladesh was 160 million and that of Iran was only 73 million in 2008. Searching Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics' (BBS) data, I have come to know that BBS survey was last conducted in 2001 and about to be conducted in 2011. Is it not a proper opportunity to teach our ignorant population about population control? The media can circulate warnings against having more than two children. Being trained, people who will be engaged in conducting the survey can inform the respondents about the facilities provided by the government for having only one or two children. The government should look intently into the rural areas, where our poor and ignorant people are residing mostly. My understanding is, children of rural areas, being deprived of their basic needs, get involved in various crimes. Highly populous China has succeeded by applying a vibrant measure in the late 80s of the last century. Now China's population concentration is 140 per square kilometre, while in Bangladesh it is 1100 per square kilometre (source: World Statistics Book, 2008). The UN expected our growth rate would be 1.4 by 2010, but we are satisfied with the existing 1.7. Therefore, a strong measure is neededl to control our population growth.
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