Hidden hunger or silent famine?
Photo: Avik Adnan Siddiqui
Dr. Akbar Ali Khan calls it Silent Famine; the Food Adviser calls it Hidden Hunger. Statistics coming out of Bangladesh says that over 50% of pregnant women are suffering from anaemia, and a similar percentage (50%)of under 5 years old children are under weight (every one can understand the long term effect). WHO reports on these health fundamentals. Bangladesh was one of the model states among the developing countries. We do not know, when and how our nation will come out of this terrible situation, but this time we must not fail to identify the culprits that created this situation. This calamity is no less serious than what the Pakis and their dalals brought on us in 1971,because this torture, this atrocity is SILENT. It has touched millions and millions of our homes across the country. The CTG played in the hands of World Bank, IMF making us totally dependent for our two squares of meals. Foreign banks and foreign business houses are draining off our hard earned foreign currency and our people are going hungry in increasing numbers. Subjecting the Nation to Hidden Hunger or to Silent Famine and compromising our democracy and sovereignty is a cardinal crime, which has to be dealt with firmly in future.
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