Our future
Too often we say, “Past is past” while referring to some unpleasant memory, meaning that it is better to think about the present & the future. If we scale down a little more we can even feel comfortable to keep aside the present and seriously think about the future. As a nation what is there in the future for us? Our motherland is the most densely populated country in the world and one of the poorest too. After the agricultural products, we are surviving on garments and manpower export. The first one is unpredictable as weather & other natural calamities are major factors that determine the output and the second one is already suffering due to destructive activities. The third sector i.e. manpower export is also experiencing setbacks, the most recent one being in Bahrain that halted employment of Bangladeshi workers following a crime, a solitary case that has now affected all Bangladeshis working in that country. The government of Saudi Arabia where about 15 lakh Bangladeshis are currently living, has also stopped issuing residential permits creating deportation fear in thousands of Bangladeshi workers there. Our import dependent economy is facing daily challenges from rising oil prices which may hit 200 dollars a barrel at the year end. Above all, if the present pace of global warming continues unchecked, one fifth of Bangladesh will go under the sea by 2050, making 20 million people landless & homeless.
Of course there will be no dearth of expert recommendations which definitely deserve consideration. We should also explore the reasons and remedies from the religious viewpoint. Our Creator Almighty Allah says, “By the time, verily Man is in loss except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds, and join together in the mutual enjoining of Truth, and of patience and constancy.” In another surah, Allah says, “Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods, lives & fruits, but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.” Let us think why we are losing in all fields and turn our face to the Almighty.
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