One child policy
Before our Liberation War in 1971, the population of Bangladesh was 60 million as opposed to the present figure of 150 million. It is pathetic and frustrating to discover that within less than 40 years we managed to increase our population by 150 percent, while retaining the position as one of the least developed countries with a poor literacy rate. Did we, as citizens, think about the consequences of this population boom? The present scarcity of food, road space, educational and medical resources and the rising unemployment leading to degradation of law and order situation is caused by the population boom.
I request all the citizens to wake up and the government to introduce the one child policy to stop the runaway population growth immediately.
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