Check population growth
WAHID ADNAN / DRIKNEWS
We know that large population is considered as an asset of a country but it is considered as a burden if they are unskilled and unproductive. The rate of population growth in our country is 1.4%. In our neighboring countries like Sri lanka and Maldives it is 0.9% and 0.5%. Now the population of our country is 16.44 crores. What will happen in 2025? Every year more than two million people are added to our population. It is time we include a lesson on the adverse effect of having large family in primary and secondary education. Family planning system in our country is not satisfactory due to shortage of employee. Conscious people, mass media and govt. should join hands to minimize the population growth if we want to make a Digital Bangladesh.
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