Population problem
I read the letter on the above subject by Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan. I was also thinking about this--why in any talk show the so-called intellectuals never address this basic problem of our country. One hundred and seventy million is a horrifying figure!
This year the rice production is very satisfying , but could fifty percent of our people have two meals every day?
In Dhaka, buses and CNG auto-rickshaws are increasing . But they cannot accommodate the commuters. I notice regularly with great fear that in every bus people are “hanging” in a dangerous way, which could cause accident any time.
Go to any market place, you can see people cramming those places from morning till night. Nothing would be sufficient for the people of this country, because every day the demand is increasing.
The media can play a vital role to build awareness among our people. I can recollect, some fifteen or twenty years back, BTV used to air some short dramas addressing the population problem, family planning and birth control. I do not know whether they do it nowadays. Or is it the responsibility of the national TV channel only? At present there are too many TV channels in the country. How come they avoid the responsibility to address such an issue? They regularly broadcast adds on HIV, TB and so many subjects because they get paid for that. These TV channels must come forward to show their social responsibility.
And what is the government doing about this?
If we do not take pragmatic steps right now, we will soon be one of the poor countries of the world. Though we should have taken proper steps to control our population long ago, it's never too late.
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