Rehabilitate beggars
In Bangladesh, beggars are here, beggars are there and beggars are everywhere". But beggars were not born as beggars. Circumstances in life pushed them to the streets. They are citizens of Bangladesh and have every right to live a decent life. It is the duty of the government to eliminate the beggars by rehabilitating them. A few months back, the ministry of social affairs took steps to rehabilitate the beggars by providing them with rickshaws, rickshaw vans, sewing machines etc. This was a noble decision. I asked many people who were begging in the streets whether they heard about the step taken by our government to rehabilitate them and in reply some told me that these were bogus, others never heard of it and a few of them told me that they visited the venue for help but were driven away by police. Nobody could tell me what the NGOs responsible for taking care of the poor are doing. I understand that lots of money is being donated by rich countries for the poor in Bangladesh and wealthy people at home also donate in Zakat fund. But why then there are people still begging on the streets?
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