MASS EDUCATION Introduction: Education is the backbone of a nation. No nation can prosper without education. A nation's development depends on the achievements of education. The developed countries have 99% to 100% percent educated people, whereas our percentage is very meagre in comparison to them. Illiteracy is a serious problem for the overall development of the country. So the necessity of mass education programme arises in Bangladesh. What is Mass Education: By mass education we mean education of the illiterate mass of our country. This programme aims at imparting knowledge of letters to the illiterate with a view to making them conscious and responsible citizens capable of reading, writing and doing simple calculations. It is mass education that makes people what is right and what is wrong and makes them conscious of their rights and duties. Causes of Illiteracy: About 85% people in Bangladesh live below the poverty level. They are more than poor. Their pressure of poverty keep them busy to earn their livelihood. They cannot think the importance of education. Their children grow up without basic knowledge of reading and writing. They become ignorant of their duties and responsibilities for themselves and for the welfare of the state. Moreover, illiterate people become superstitious. It creates social vices. As a result, it creates so many hurdles against all round progress and prosperity of the country. Necessity of Mass education: A nation with illiterate masses cannot utilise the benefits of modern science and technology. The illiterate people do not know how to cultivate land by scientific method. The rules of health and sanitation are unknown to them. They are ignorant of the gravity of population explosion. To make the people responsible citizens and the country prosperous and capable of maintaining sovereignty, mass education is a must. Mass education can help people understand the right and wrong ways of life. It brings about a change in the society. It paves the way of national progress and prosperity. Ignorant people being literate can act wisely in the field of agriculture and industry. They can follow the rules of good health and peaceful life. Mass education helps people to adopt family planning. It is for all these that mass education is most necessary in Bangladesh. Steps taken by the government: Many steps have been already taken by the former government of Bangladesh. The first phase of the revolution aimed at the attainment of self-sufficiency in food and the second phase at educating the mass within the shortest possible time. Mass literacy was included in the syllabus of S.S.0 and H.S.0 Examinations. National information media took extensive programmes in respect of mass education. Primary education has been made compulsory. Adult Education Programmes are conducted on TV on a regular basis. Night schools are working to teach people who can come to class after the day's work. The present Government is also conscious of the problem of mass illiteracy and is making sincere efforts to overcome this problem. The NGO's are also working on spreading education among the adults. Steps should be taken: However, the mass literacy campaign should be further strengthened. Opening of a night school at every village should be made compulsory. Attendance of the illiterate in night schools should be made obligatory. Every educated man and woman should attend in this programme. Expenditure in this purpose is to be borne by the proper authority. Adults, those are engaged in education and motivated to learn. Village boys and girls are to be encouraged by reward for the best performances. Teachers of schools, colleges and universities and the students thereof, should be organised in batches during the long vacation, to educate the illiterate mass. In this way, mass education is to be popularized and made fruitful in educating the people of our country. Conclusion: The progress of the country is impossible without mass education. When illiteracy will be uprooted, nation will march ahead with all round progress and prosperity. Maintenance of law and order will be easy. Agriculture and industry will flourish. Then we shall be able to materialise the dream of the martyrs to make our country a land of light, of knowledge, of happiness and prosperity. MASS LITERACY AND HOW TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL . In this age of science and progress 44% of the people of Bangladesh are still illiterate. Such a vast section of the people cannot keep pace with modem change and progress. That is why adult education is quite essential in Bangladesh. Education is necessary for every nation. No nation can prosper without education. Education gives a man knowledge and foresight. It removes the I norance of a man and enables him to distinguish between light and darkness, tetween right and wrong, between legal and illegal. So education is essential for all. The adults have to shoulder the responsibility of the present time. If they do not know about the modern, change and progress, the country cannot make progress. Most of the V-,ople of Bangladesh are illiterate. The farmers do not know how to follow the modern scientific methods of cultivation. So the yield of crops is very low. Had the cultivators been acquainted with the modem methods of cultivation, they would have been able to increase the yield of crops. So the cultivators of the country should be educated. The educated people of our country should come forward and take up the responsibility of educating the illiterate people. Night is the best time to teach the adults. Both the educated and the uneducated people are free at night. So night schools should be established in large numbers for the spread of adult education in our country. If every educated person undertakes the responsibility to educate five of his illiterate brethren and sisters and teaches them one hour every night for one year, our country can be easily free from the curse of illiteracy.
May Day There are some commemorative days in the life of every man and nation. For instance, the 21st February is a red-letter day for remembering the uncomparable sacrifice of our Language Martyrs. But May day is not commemorative for the people of a particular nation. It is equally important for the hard working people of all the nations in the world. The 1" May is recognized by the countries of the world as the International Worker's Day. It commemorates the historic struggle of the toiling people. It was the first May of 1886 that the workers in the city of Chicago revolted against the suppression, oppression and exploitation of the capitalists, factory-owners. In 1886 many wo '-ers called for strike and staged demonstration to fulfil their demand for minimum wage, safety laws and eight hour working day in Chicago, America. Police fired to a crowd of strikers at McComiek Harvest Machine Company, Chicago on May 3, 1886. Consequently, one striker was at least killed, five or six of other were seriously wounded and an undetermined number of strikers were injured. Today the workers are enjoying all the privileges and facilities like a minimum wage, safety laws and eight – hour work day which are due to the sacrifice of the workers in 1886. Since then this day is observed as worker's day in the United States. Then it is declared as the International Worker's Day by the United Nations. Now the Day is observed by the countries of the world. People in factories have worked very long shifts, lasting up to fourteen or even more hours a day from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Both Labour Unions and unorganized workers were inspired by a new movement calling for an eight hour day in the 1886s. The event of May Day 1886 is a milestone in the history of working class people.They learn from this day that they will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives. Let May Day and its glory survive all over the world. MAY DAY The fact that workers had it tough in the early years of the American Industrial revolution is widely taught in schools. Sixteen-hour workdays in dangerous conditions, child labour, exploitation and accidents were common. Then magically everything became better in a civilised, twentieth century. May Day is the force to bring about this change all over the world. May Day is a red-letter day. May 1st, the International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. This day is recognised in most countries. All the privileges today workers enjoy including a minimum wage, safety laws and eight-hour workday, came about due to the sacrifice of the workers in 1886. From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution people in factories have worked very long shifts, lasting up to fourteen or even more hours a day. In the 1880s a new movement calling for an eight hour day inspired both Labour Unions and unorganised workers. It is 1880s workers demanding humane treatment; it is men and women around the world marching in solidarity against the factory owners who would have them work all day, every day but Sunday. On May 3, 1886, police fired into a crowd of strikers at the McComick Harvest Machine Company, Chicago, killing at least one striker, seriously wounding five or six others and injuring an undetermined number. The events of May Day 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives. May Day is the day when the workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions; the police gave them clubs. But it could not resist the revolt of the demonstrators. And finally the long cherished dream of the workers all over the world gradually came true. Very often, many of us are extremely sympathetic towards the aged and the old when we hear of their desperate situation and condition. But would it not be better if we show sensitivity and courtesy towards the old in our household first. Let’s take the first step forward in the right direction and we will surely make a headway. In every locality there are lots of older persons. By this fund we can establish an older persons’ inn. All the helpless older people of the locality will be able to stay there free of living cost, medical treatment cost etc. With the help of the wealthy section of people we can provide them all kinds of human rights for their recreation and reminiscence. We can arrange gathering for them. As we are our young generation, we are the greatest power of the society. So, Human beings are born as babies on this beautiful world and after a certain period of time they become older in the society. MAY DAY The fact that workers had it tough in the early years of the American Industrial revolution is widely taught in schools. Sixteen-hour workdays in dangerous conditions, child labour, exploitation and accidents were common. Then magically everything became better in a civilised, twentieth century. May Day is the force to bring about this change all over the world. May Day is a red-letter day. May 1st, the International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. This day is recognised in most countries. All the privileges today workers enjoy including a minimum wage, safety laws and eight-hour workday, came about due to the sacrifice of the workers in 1886. From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution people in factories have worked very long shifts, lasting up to fourteen or even more hours a day. In the 1880s a new movement calling for an eight hour day inspired both Labour Unions and unorganised workers. It is 1880s workers demanding humane treatment; it is men and women around the world marching in solidarity against the factory owners who would have them work all day, every day but Sunday. On May 3, 1886, police fired into a crowd of strikers at the McComick Harvest Machine Company, Chicago, killing at least one striker, seriously wounding five or six others and injuring an undetermined number. The events of May Day 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives. May Day is the day when the workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions; the police gave them clubs. But it could not resist the revolt of the demonstrators. And finally the long cherished dream of the workers all over the world gradually came true. MAY DAY May Day is a red-letter day. May 1st, the International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. This day is recognised in most countries. All the privileges today workers enjoy including a minimum wage, safety laws and eight-hour workday, came about due to the sacrifice of the workers in 1886. From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution people in factories have worked very long shifts, lasting up to fourteen or even more hours a day. In the 1880s a new movement calling for an eight hour day inspired both Labour Unions and unorganised workers. It is 1880s workers demanding humane treatment; it is men and women around the world marching in solidarity against the factory owners who would have them work all day, every day but Sunday. May Day is an international holiday of working people. In the year 1886 in the month of May, the workers, in the American city of Chicago, who were groaning under the pangs of exploitation, raised slogans for their recognition as men. Initially, that movement was to voice the time limit for work and other basic facilities for the workers, so that they could live as human beings. This was no doubt a mortal blow to the wealthy class. In consequence, the streets of Chicago city were smeared with the warm blood of the workers. The capitalist government and its agents adopted every possible means to choke the voice of the workers. The leaders of the workers were hanged. But the undaunted workers came out successful sacrificing their life. The demand to fix eight hours’ working time instead of that of twelve or thirteen was accepted and they were provided with some amenities of life. The sacrifice made by the workers of the city of Chicago is remembered every year all over the world. But it is not only the day of commemoration of the martyred workers who fought for human rights. It is day of inspiration of being united for the realization of the demand of the workers. May Day has been a symbol for the workers all over the world. Pledged to peace and socialism, and unity of the workers of the world, on this day they renew their vow to fight against oppression and for human rights. On the whole, May Day is the day of international unity of the working class. MY FIRST DAY AT COLLEGE My first day at college is a memorable day in my life. I had been earnestly waiting for that day for a long time, because I heard many things about college education from my elder brothers and neighbours who were college students. At last the long-sought day came and it was the 1st of August, 200~. It was quite early when I reached the college. I was loitering hither and thither until I met a friend. He advised me to take down the routine which was displayed on the Notice Board. I went there and took down the routine. It was the first thing that I did on my first day at college. I started to experience that the system in the college was different from what I was accustomed to in the school. With the ringing of the bell announcing the end of a period, the students changed classrooms. The professors looked comparatively grave and composed. I did not know before hand that roll-call was done in each period. All this, in fact, gave me a new kind of experience. On that day I had three classes. In the third period I had the English class. In the fifth period we had the Professor of Bengali who gave an introductory lecture on Bengali literature while in the sixth period the Professor of Logic gave us an introductory talk on Deductive Logic. I had a big gap in the fourth period foliowed by recess. I was moving about in the college compound while a new class-fellow took me to the college canteen. He entertained me with tea and snacks and we felt like being great friends. From there we went to Students' Common Room where I skipped over the newspaper head-lines and he played a game of ping pong with other students. Then, I went to the library building. I entered into the spacious reading room wherein many students were engrossed in study. I felt highly tempted to sit with them but I had no library card. Meanwhile, the bell for the fifth period rang and I moved into the College Hall for the class in Bengali. After my class-hours I came straight home with a strange thrill of pride and pleasure. In fact, I started feeling that I was on the threshold of shaping up.
MY DREAM OR MY AIM IN LIFE / MY FUTURE PLAN OF LIFE Dreams, ambitions and aspirations are inherent part of everyone’s life. If someone wants to become a hero, someone else dreams to be an industrialist. One may have the ambition to occupy the high chair of the Prime Minister, the President or the bureaucrat. Others may aspire to represent the people in the Parliament, assembly or municipal council. A humble person may have an ambition to possess his own rickshaw, taxi, while middle class children often dream to become a doctor, engineer, architect, media person, sales executive, computer expert, chartered accountant, public administrator or any other professional. As a career, journalism is exciting. It has opportunity as well as risk. It has boredom, too. A young man who likes to have a bit of excitement and is not afraid of insecurity will find it to his liking. With courage and honesty he can serve his nation to a great extent. The profession has a prestige of its own. It commands great respect in all countries where there is a free society. An honest but outspoken journalist is feared by all who indulge in shady dealings. In truly democratic countries a journalist has more freedom than in totalitarian countries. He is also loved and honoured by the people and is rewarded by advancement. Bangladesh is a democracy. So, I prefer to take journalism as my ambition. At present I am an S.S.C. student in a high school. For reaching my noble ambition, I regularly study from now on to gain knowledge in different lines. I try to make myself efficient in my group subjects. Besides, I like to make myself aware of politics, national and international affairs. I shall try to secure good marks in my S.S.C and H.S.C. examinations so that I can join in the department of journalism in university for higher degree. By hard and sincere labour, I hope that I shall turn myself a good journalist. Then I shall be able to render real service to my country and at the same time earn my living. A journalist’s profession is a noble one. Much of a journalist’s success depends upon technical knowledge. I must be able to discern the news value of an event. I must have skill to make up a story out of the bits I can gather. It is also my duty to report objectively. I can take up the cause of justice and fight for it. I can provide information about national and international affairs and thus educate the minds of the people. I can contribute to good administration by making healthy criticism. I think I will be able to guide the nation on right course. Keeping people conscious of their rights, I can prevent rulers from being despotic. This profession is quite paying in advanced countries, but in under-developed and developing countries it is not so paying. Even then I am hopeful about my earning. We cannot imagine a country without newspapers. This has contributed to the growth and development of journalism. Journalism is, therefore, a profession for the honest and bold of spirit. For such men it is paying, too. So, I should never be shaky about initial problems. As I always bear in mind that an aim is a virtue, when it seeks to do good to others, I have the only aim of my life to serve my country honestly and sincerely by being an efficient journalist. MY AIM IN LIFE / YOUR FUTURE PLAN OF LIFE Life without aim is like a ship without a rudder . To young students this world is like a sea . There are so many paths or courses open to them . Some of these are good and some are bad . Even then the same good paths may not be suitable for all . Under the circumstances , Young students require proper guidance to determine the right path . Since my boyhood , it has been my cherished aim of life to serve my country as a teacher . It is due to my father’s influence that I have decided to take to this career . My father himself is a teacher of a village high school . He has often said that a teacher can give real service to his country through teaching . Services rendered by a political leader or an administrator or an army officer are no less useful to the nation . But these people are amply rewarded for their services . They enjoy power , position and riches . There are glory and glamour both in politics and military services . But the only power that can exercise lasting influence is the moral power and teaching wields this moral power . Now – a – days even the educated people consider moral power unimportant . But in the ultimate analysis it is a vital force which can make a nation really great . Hence the importance of teaching as a profession can not be over – emphasized . The simple and plain life of a teacher has little attraction for the ambitious young men . They prefer other jobs to teaching . But they do not know that the destiny of a nation lies in the hands of teachers . Teachers build up the character of our future citizens , leaders and administrators . Teachers can infuse the spirit of universal brotherhood and self – sacrifice in their students . They can also engender greediness , meanness and licentiousness in them . So I think that teachers have got a tremendous force good or bed , to exercise so far as the future of the nation is concerned . Although it is imperceptible , it is far more potent than any other force . Considering all these I have decided to become a teacher . But I do not expect to become a College or University teacher because I am an ordinary student and my father is too poor to pay for my higher education in University . After graduation I shall complete the B. ED. course to qualify myself as a teacher . Then I shall come back to join my village high school . I do not like to leave this High School for a more lucrative job anywhere . I want to live in the midst of my students are and relations till the last day of my life . This is a life far apart from the temptation of civil and military services . Being free from distraction , I shall be able to devote myself fully to study and teaching . I pray to Allah that I may lead this ideal life and serve my country and countrymen to the best of my abilities . I must not forget that he who serves man serves God . Aim in Life "I slept and dreamt that life was beauty, I woke and found that life was duty." Every man must have some aim in life. If a man has no particular aim, he can not succeed in life. He does not know what he will do. Life becomes significant only if there is a suitable effective aim in life. A man without an aim in life is like a ship without a rudder. A man should select a particular profession from the early stage of life. Different people have different aims in life. Some want to be teachers, some want to be engineers, some want to be politicians, some want to be high officials and some want to be doctors. In the same way, I am reluctant to choose from the many. Since my boyhood, I had great regard for the teaching profession. My father is a village High School teacher. Now and then, he says that a teacher can give proper service to his country through teaching profession. In fact, a tea-Cher can help to remove illiteracy and ignorance more than anyone else. Being a teacher, I shall be able to influence the young boys and girls on whom the bright future of a nation really depends. Consequently, they may be the worthy and lovable citizen of Bangladesh. Moreover, I think that the service of a good teacher is very essential for the welfare of the countrymen. So the country will progress and will be prosperous. Moreover, a teacher is a prominent figure in the society. He is honoured by all. In order to become a successful teacher, I must require some degrees. I want to be a teacher of English. After graduation, I shall complete the B.ed. course to qualify myself as an ideal teacher. Then I shall come back to the village and adopt teaching as a profession. Finally, we can say that a good teacher is an asset for a nation. We know that education is the backbone of a nation Similarly a good teacher is the backbone of education. That's why I want to be a good teacher. I small be a happy man if I can fulfil my aim in life and thus do something good for my country. Your Ambition in Life We are all familiar with the proverb ‘Hitch your wagon to a star. The logic behind it is simple. If we do not aspire for something great, we shall not strive for it and consequently lead a life of ignominy. The autobiographies of all great men revel, that each of them very early in childhood had a dream, a vision of what they intended to do or become. This is distinctively apart from daydreaming, for in the words of William Shakespeare “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff’. Thus it is not sufficing to only dream, but one must relentlessly strive to achieve and realise this dream. I too have a dream, an ambition of becoming a doctor. This is so because it is a noble profession that also commands a lot of respect in the society. The white coat and the stethoscope mesmerizes me, right since my childhood. The look of concern, sense of empathy and the feeling of confidence that the doctor inspires in a patient, mitigates his suffering. He is looked as a messiah by the sick and the infirm. No matter how big or powerful a man might be, he invariable does fall sick and has to seek the doctor’s help. There are many other professions that offer more money, power and glamour, but none commands the respect and the dignity of a doctor. All these are but transitory things, that are there today and gone tomorrow, but the status and service of a doctor does not diminish. On the other hand, if he practices his profession nobly, it increases and multiplies with the passage of time. The road to realising my dream is not easy, nor do I expect it to be so. I would have to pass the competitive premedical examination, before I could gain entry to a medical college. I have begun preparation for the same in earnest and with God’s grace I do hope to clear the test. I would like specialise in Cardiac diseases after completing my MBBS. This is a fatal ailment that has afflicted us and is on the rise. It has now started afflicting even young people and this country would need many cardiologists to take care of them. This is my dream which I do hope will come true. I shall leave no stone unturned to turn my ambition into reality, for I firmly believe that our triumphs and defeats are in us. H.W. Longfellow rightly echoes these sentiments when he says, “Not in the glamour of crowded streets not in the shouts of plaudits of the throng. But in ourselves are triumphs and defeats.” My Aim in Life Or, My Future Plan Introduction : There is a common saving, "A nian without an aim in life is like, a ship or a boat without a rudder. A ship or a boat without a rudder surely meets an accident. Similarly, an aimless life surely faces danger or an accident. He can't reach his desired goal of life. Our life is short but art is long. Man is in born only for eating, sleeping, playing or sleeping. He has a lot of duties to the family, to the society, to the country, to the countrymen and to the environment and to the animals. So, a man can't finish duties and responsibilities without a definite aim. My aim : Different persons have different aims in life. Somebody desires/wants power, somebody desires riches, somebody wants high position in the society, somebody wants name and fame, somebody desires honour and dignity, and somebody desires to be the high personnel in society. But my aim in life is to be an ideal teacher. Reasons of my choice : Teaching is a noble profession of all. An ideal teacher leads an honest and sincere life. He is honoured and loved everywhere. He is always alive in the heart of the people of the society. Another principal reason behind my choice is to serve my poor villagers. I would like to spread education among the people of the illiterate society., Education is compared to light. So it removes (roots out) the darkness of ignorance for the society. An illiterate person is not better than a beast. He is unable to differentiate between right and wrong. So, an illiterate society is deaf, dumb and blind. All these reasons, I have made tip my mind to be a good teacher so that I may lead an honest and decent life. Preparation : Now I am a student of class xii of an ideal college of our Upazila. After passing the H.S.0 Examination I shall get myself admitted into a famous university to complete Honours and Masters Degrees, I shall complete the B-Ed and the M-Ed courses to make (qualify) myself as a good teacher. After completing degrees and necessary courses, I will join in our village high school. It is true that there is a few good teachers in remote areas. Our village students don't get standard and proper education for want of qualified teachers. As a result, the people of our rural areas lag behind in the field of education. I long for/desire to eradicate the curse of the darkness of ignorant from my area/locality. I do believe that my noble and honest labour will bring m-- dignity in society. Mari is mortal but he can be immortal on earth through his noble works and noble dedication. An ideal teacher is an immortal one on earth. Conclusion : Success of life largely depends on the right and proper aim in life. The service of mankind should be only the aim of life. Every religion says, "To serve man is to serve God." Islam says„" Allah loves him best who loves 'His' creatures, big or small." May Allah/God give me the opportunity, to serve my country and countrymen. CHOICE OF CAREER/THE PROFESSION I LIKE MOST A life without any aim is like a ship without a rudder. An aim helps a man to gain his coveted objective, his career. Among men some want to earn money, some want to earn fame and some want to serve people. I had to think a lot to choose my aim/profession/career in life. I think, it should be decided according to one's aptitude, ability and merit. Considering these my choice is the simple wish to be a teacher. Undoubtedly teaching is a very noble profession. A teacher is like a potter who works on wheel to give shape to his pots, cutting out the rough edges to give a perfect finish to the end product. At present neither the students nor the teachers have the same sincerity and singleness of purpose. However there are still exceptional teachers who are genuinely concerned about the future of their pupils and try to guide them sincerely. Unfortunately, there are people who take to teaching out of compulsion, because the other avenues are not open to them. They drift into teaching because they have failed to achieve their ambition. I have by choice decided to opt for teaching. I love working with children. It must be a very satisfying experience to shape young minds, eager to learn, who come to a teacher in total faith. One cannot overlook the advantages that one has as a teacher. One gets so many holidays which can be used to catch up with other interests one neglects during the working days. This is really a very tempting prospect. Besides, over the years the salary of teachers has also become very attractive. Teaching has certain distinct advantages over other professions. Teachers do not have very long working hours. Surely, lots of time is taken in preparing the lessons, correction work etc. Still one can have ample time to pursue other interests. I am not unaware that it is quite difficult to secure admission in a good teachers' training college. I am willing to work hard to actualise my ambition, and waiting for the day when, after completing my training in teaching. I can become a teacher. That day indeed will be a red letter day in my life. MY BEST FRIEND The world looks gloomy in the absence of a true friend. Man by nature is a social being. Man likes to communicate with other people, share ideas and have fun together. A man who lives alone is either an angel or a beast. Thus arises the need for a true and honest friend. True friends, no doubt, are rare in this world. Arif is my best friend. He has been my class friend since my early days. He comes of a very good and respectable family. His parents are well-to-do. Arif always achieves bright result in the examination. He is very much interested in games and debates. He is a good speaker and always bags prizes. Arif is one of the most popular boys in the school. Students love him very much because of his good qualities and sound character. He possesses all the qualities of head and heart. He has a sweet temperament. He is just like a mirror which reflects the merits and demerits of others. He advises and loves all but hates none. He also shares the joys and sorrows of his friends. A friend is the elixir of life and panacea for all ills. A friend is very useful at the time of adversity. Arif really proves the proverb that ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’. But there are friends in this world, who are fair-weathered friends. When one’s purse jingles with money, they flock, otherwise they run away. My best friend is the embodiment of all human virtues. He never injures anyone’s feelings. He is a calm and quiet boy. He is very sympathetic to the poor, feeds the hungry and nurses the sick. He has a religious bent of mind. All of his noble acts make him my true, sincere and best friend. I have learnt a lot
from him. For me, he is the sea of knowledge. Service of humanity, devotion to humanity, obedience to elders and love for youngers --- are his great ideals. As a matter of fact, I am lucky that a person like Arif is my true friend. For me, he is a source of inspiration and strength. These qualities have tempted me to call him my best friend. MY INTIMATE FRIEND Introduction: Man be nature is a social being. To him, the world looks gloomy in the absence of an intimate friend. Thus, arises the need for a true and honest friend. I do have an intimate friend His qualities have tempted me to call him my intimate friend. Quality of a true friend: A friend is one of the greatest blessings of man. True friends, no doubt, are rare in the world. A true man stands by a man in his prosperity and adversity. He is equally ready to share in his jobs and sorrows. My intimate friend and his identity: Arif is my best friend. He comes of a very good and respectable family. He is a meritorious student. He is regular in his attendance at school. He has always achieved good results in his examination. He is one of the most popular boys in the school. Students like him very much because of his good qualities and sound character. He possesses all the qualities of head and heart. Amiable and modest by nature: Arif if worthy of being a good friend. He has a sweet temperament. He is always true to his word. He is neat and charming in his habits. He is amiable and modest. He is intelligent and well-behaved. He never speaks ill of others or injures anyone’s feelings. He is a calm and quiet boy. He is very sympathetic to the poor, feeds the hungry and nurses the sick. He has a religious bent of mind. This is why I love him so dearly. Truthful and a friend in need: Arif proves the proverb ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’. He tries to help me in possible ways. He is a always desirous of my good. If I fail to understand anything, he explains it to me thoroughly. If I waste my time and indulge in idle gossip, he rebukes me mildly and requests me to make the best use of my time. He is always tolerant and forbearing. He does not try to find fault with me. If he finds any fault with me, he tries to rectify me and requests me to give it up. He always advises me when I am in problem. He is also helpful to me in my house-hold affairs. For me, he is the sea of knowledge. I have learnt a lot from him. Service of humanity, devotion to study, obedience to elders and love for youngers are his great ideals. He thinks that we are equal in status. So, I have no fear to lose his friendship. And he is a true friend of mine indeed. Conclusion: Arif, my intimate friend is the embodiment of all human virtues. His heart is always filled with love and good will for me. As a matter of fact, I am lucky that a person like Arif is my best friend. For me, he is a source of inspiration and strength. MY COLLEGE LIBRARY A library is a part and parcel of every educational institution. Generally, it is a collection of books. It contains books of various kinds like poetical works, novels, biographies, thrillers, travels, histories and so on. A college library caters to the needs of its students and teachers. We also have a library at our college. Our college library is not very large. But it is good enough to serve the demands of its students and teachers. It is housed in the 2nd floor of the Arts Building. It maintains about fifteen thousand titles covering the disciplines of arts, science and commerce. It also has books for pleasure and recreation, books of reference, journals and encyclopedia. These are procured in order to keep the students and the teachers abreast of the latest research findings in different fields of knowledge. The books are kept in steel racks and are well -taken care of. Every student and teacher is given a library card, and for that purpose lie has to deposit an amount of caution money. Books of choice of the students and teachers are issued to them against their library card for only one week. The reference books, journals and encyclopedia are confined books and as such are not to be . removed from the library. Inside the library, there aretwo reading corners — one for the students and one for the teachers. Students and teachers come to the library to study when they have no class. They use the library to prepare notes and assignments. The library is well-managed by an experienced librarian and his helping staff. The library does a great benefit to the students and the teachers alike. In enriching their knowledge. Our library is very rich in books and I feel proud of it. MY DAILY LIFE Life is short but art is long. My daily life is the sum total of what happens to me everyday and what I do according to a daily time table. But time waits for none. Hence much depends on how we spend our life everyday. I am a student of Class VIII / IX / X. I am an ambitious boy / girl and I want to do well in my life. The daily routine I follow is a simple one. It includes all those activities which are very useful for my overall growth and progress in life. If a man follows a routine in his everyday life and makes the best use of time, he is sure to prosper in life. A regulated and disciplined life is a blessing while a life by fits and starts is a curse. So everybody must follow a routine in his daily life. My daily life runs according to a routine. In order to reach the goal in my life, my daily routine must be disciplined and spent in such a way that everything is done well. I think the routine of my daily life helps me much in doing so. It is my habit to rise early in the morning. Then I wash my hands, face and brush my teeth and say my morning prayers. Sometimes I go out for a walk or take physical exercise. Then I have my breakfast. After taking breakfast, I wear my school uniform and comb hair. This being over, I set out for school. I reach the school in time. Classes begin at 8.00 a.m. Students generally begin to pour in from 7-45 a.m. The bell rings. We assemble in rows. We pay tribute to our national flag with singing our national anthem. Then we enter our respective classes. The first period is fixed for English for which I have an aptitude. Then come in order Bengali, Mathematics, Sciences, Social Students and Religion. We have leisure at 10-45 a.m. During tiffin hours I sometimes visit the common room to gossip and play indoor games with my friends. Then I again go to class. The whole day passes in school attending to what my respectable teachers say. At school I pay full attention to my lessons. The school breaks up at 1.00 p.m. After the school is over, I come back home straight. When I get back home, I place my books in the proper places and take a bath. Then I have my lunch and take a short sleep up to 3.00 p.m. I get up from sleep and turn to field for some out door games or have a walk outside. Sometime in this time, I gossip with my neighbouring friends or, I with my friends try to do some beneficial works for the welfare of the society. Then having washed myself, I take the tiffin. In the evening I generally say my evening prayers and then I go to reading-room for the preparation of my new lessons. I begin my studies at 6-30. Much of my time is devoted to the study of English, Science and Mathematics. Meanwhile, my private tutor comes and teaches me for about one and half an hours. I prepare all my lessons, for the next day. After preparing my lessons, I enjoy the television for a little time. At 10 p.m. I take my supper with my parents. I have a garden beside my house. I make myself busy with gardening. Sometimes I like to read story books or to practise drawing and painting pictures. There are slight changes in it on my holidays. I usually have a holiday once a week on Friday / Sunday. Besides, there are more holidays or vacations for religious festivals. During these holidays, I do not follow the routine sharp. I take break in my schedule. I pay visit to my maternal uncle’s village. There I enjoy angling. Sometimes, I along with my family go to visit to any of our family-friend’s house, or a pleasure–trip to any sight-seeing, enjoyable place. Sometimes I make industrial tours with my friends, too. I enjoy my holidays with great charm. As a result, I can again come back to follow my regular schedule and it does not bore me. Thus I pass my days rhythmically with a hope to succeed in life. I strictly follow the time-table of my daily life except my holiday. My daily life is not without its zest and it helps me in dealing a life of discipline. If I fail to maintain any of my schedules, the whole day would become disordered. This well-regulated daily life keeps me happy healthy and active. My Daily Life Or, My Daily Activities Or, My Daily Routine Introduction : Our existence on earth is very short but our art is very long. Therefore, one can't progress in life without maintaining one's daily routine. It can be clearly said that the necessity of a daily routine is very in our life. Everybody must have a daily routine of his daily works. To make the. -best use of time. a daily routine is very important to all. A man or a student cannot shine in life without maintaining a time-table of his daily works. I ani a student. I have also a routine of my own. I do my works according to my routine. Morning works : I get up early in the morning. Then I finish my natural call and have a wash and brush my teeth. After saying my morning prayer, I walk on the river Side. After returning home. I take my breakfast and go to my reading room. I read for hours. After wearing college dresses. I usually start for college at 9.30 am. College works : I always sit in the first bench and listen to my teachers attentively. I never make a noise in the classroom. I always abide by the rules and discipline of our college. I take tiffin in the leisure period turd say rny prayer and read the magazines and newspapers in our college common room. I come back home at 4.30 pry. Afternoon works : After returning home I take a rest for a while. After taking a rest. I go to the playground. I play football or hand hall with my friends. I return home before sunset. On holidays. I work in my garden and help my parents in their works. On some holidays. I go to visit my native village where I was born and brought up and fish in the river and the. canals. Evening and night works : After returning from the playground I wash illy hands and face properly. Then I say my evening prayer. After saying my evening prayer. I go to my reading room and prepare my lessons till 9 prn. and have my supper with my parents at. 9.30 pm. arid say my 'Esher' prayer at 10 pm. After that, I watch television for 30 minutes. I go out and walk for about twenty minutes. I go to bed at 11.00 pm and enjoy a sound sleep. Conclusion : The value of a daily routine or daily works is very great. It brings us success in life. In order to do well in the exam and to face the battle of life successfully every student must have the routine of his own daily works acid do the works according to it. A disciplined life is not possible without a daily routine. MY DAILY ROUTINE OF WORK Life is short but art is long. My daily life is the sum total of what happens to me everyday and what I do according to a daily time table. But time waits for none. Hence much depends on how we spend our life everyday. I am a student of Class Ten. I am an ambitious boy / girl and I want to do well in my life. The daily routine I follow is a simple one. It includes all those activities which are very useful for my overall growth and progress in life. If a man follows a routine in his everyday life and makes the best use of time, he is sure to prosper in life. A regulated and disciplined life is a blessing while a life by fits and starts is a curse. So everybody must follow a routine in his daily life. My daily life runs according to a routine. In order to reach the goal in my life, my daily routine must be disciplined and spent in such a way that everything is done well. I think the routine of my daily life helps me much in doing so. It is my habit to rise early in the morning. Then I wash my hands, face and brush my teeth and say my morning prayers. Sometimes I go out for a walk or take physical exercise. Then I have my breakfast. After taking breakfast, I wear my school uniform and comb hair. This being over, I set out for school. I reach the school in time. Classes begin at 8.00 a.m. Students generally begin to pour in from 7-45 a.m. The bell rings. We assemble in rows. We pay tribute to our national flag with singing our national anthem. Then we enter our respective classes. The first period is fixed for English for which I have an aptitude. Then come in order Bengali, Mathematics, Sciences, Social Students and Religion. We have leisure at 10-45 a.m. During tiffin hours I sometimes visit the common room to gossip and play indoor games with my friends. Then I again go to class. The whole day passes in school attending to what my respectable teachers say. At school I pay full attention to my lessons. The school breaks up at 1.00 p.m. After the school is over, I come back home straight. When I get back home, I place my books in the proper places and take a bath. Then I have my lunch and take a short sleep up to 3.00 p.m. I get up from sleep and turn to field for some out door games or have a walk outside. Sometime in this time, I gossip with my neighbouring friends or, I with my friends try to do some beneficial works for the welfare of the society. Then having washed myself, I take the tiffin. In the evening I generally say my evening prayers and then I go to reading-room for the preparation of my new lessons. I begin my studies at 6-30. Much of my time is devoted to the study of English, Science and Mathematics. Meanwhile, my private tutor comes and teaches me for about one and half an hours. I prepare all my lessons, for the next day. After preparing my lessons, I enjoy the television for a little time. At 10 p.m. I take my supper with my parents. I have a garden beside my house. I make myself busy with gardening. Sometimes I like to read story books or to practise drawing and painting pictures. There are slight changes in it on my holidays. I usually have a holiday once a week on Friday / Sunday. Besides, there are more holidays or vacations for religious festivals. During these holidays, I do not follow the routine sharp. I take break in my schedule. I pay visit to my maternal uncle’s village. There I enjoy angling. Sometimes, I along with my family go to visit to any of our family-friend’s house, or a pleasure–trip to any sight-seeing, enjoyable place. Sometimes I make industrial tours with my friends, too. I enjoy my holidays with great charm. As a result, I can again come back to follow my regular schedule and it does not bore me. Thus I pass my days rhythmically with a hope to succeed in life. I strictly follow the time-table of my daily life except my holiday. My daily life is not without its zest and it helps me in dealing a life of discipline. If I fail to maintain any of my schedules, the whole day would become disordered. This well-regulated daily life keeps me happy healthy and active. MY EXPERIENCE OF A RAINY DAY The month of July in our country is a month of rain, raincoats and umbrellas. When the night is hot and sultry and there is no breath of air, one can guess that the next day is going to be a rainy day. The day was in the month of June. I experienced a rainy day which cut mark in my mind. At first there were some patches of clouds in the sky. Gradually, the sky became heavily overcast. Early in the morning, the wind began to blow, first slowly and then with greater intensity. Soon afterwards, it began to drip-drop. Within a few minutes, this developed into a downpour. There were flashes of lighting and peals of thunder. It seemed that the whole sky was going to melt into water. I decided not to go to school. The rain was in shower for hours together. At 10 o’clock in the morning, I along with my cousin went outside taking umbrella with us. The umbrella could not bear the rain. As the rain continued, the streets turned into streams of water. Some roads under repair became muddy and slippery. Most of the vehicles went off the roads. Only a few buses, cars and rickshaws ran slowly, splashing water on both sides. Men and women waded through water with their clothes tucked up. Most of the shops could not open and people had to be satisfied with what they had in their houses. Day labourers were passing the day idly. Hawkers and peddlers could not do their business on the day. They stood still. Some boys and girls like us found the day highly enjoyable. They took the day off and did not go to school. Some of them played in the pools of water and floated paper boats on the water in the streets. We returned home after two hours. I found father also did not go to his office. He was listening to songs. Some of the elders had a feeling of lethargy. They read the same newspaper over and over again or played cards or watched TV. Mother was cooking ‘khichuri’. We could smell it. At lunch time we had the food to our heart’s content. Then we all went to bed and had a sound sleep till the evening. Although the rainy day was troublesome for many people, there were yet many others who accepted it as a grace of the Almighty.
MY EXPERIENCE OF VISITING A FLOOD-AFFECTED AREA
Bangladesh is rich in her scenic beauties. Green trees, paddy fields, numerous ‘bills’ and countless rivers and canals are the permanent
features of nature of Bangladesh. But, it is a disaster-prone country too. Flood, a destructive natural phenomenon, visits our country every year. When a flood takes place seriously, it weakens our hopes of prosperity. It causes damage to crops, life and prosperity. It causes damage to crops, life and property. It is a curse of Nature to us.
Last year almost all the districts of Bangladesh were affected by the flood. The worst-affected place was perhaps Sylhet where I had to go to render services to the flood-stricken people there. I went there as a volunteer in the relief party organised by the teachers and senior students of our school / college.
The plight of the flood-stricken people, loss of lives of men and women and destruction of huts and houses that I witnessed there beggar description. The horrible scene exceeded all that my wildest imagination could conceive of. Many villages had been swept away, leaving only a heap of shapeless ruins. Many people died and those who escaped death suffered terribly. Of cattle and other animals, not one was alive, and their carcasses lay scattered here and there. In some villages, a few able-bodied men had managed to save themselves by climbing on tree-tops. The women, children and infirm old people were carried to safe places. The few survivors whom we found were more dead than alive. They had been starving since the day of the flood and had hardly a piece of cloth to cover their shivering nakedness. Their hungry looks frightened us, and it is not an exaggeration to say that our faculties of thought and action were benumbed before the scene of horror.
We took the help to the flood-affected people. Large supply of food including rice, dal, muri, chira, clothes and pure drinking water was ensured to the people who took shelter in the relief centres. We opened shelter campuses too. Meanwhile many temporary health clinics were also opened. Many cultural organisations had also come forward to help the affected. After three days experience we came back with a heavy heart. The experience I gathered from there is really an appalling one. The scenes still haunt my mind.
In the year of 1987, 1988 and 1991 devastating floods occurred in our country. They affected the Northern and Southern districts including the capital city. But the flood of 1998 was dangerous and unprecedented.
In 1998 the flood affected nearly two-thirds area of the country. Out of 64 districts, 52 were inundated. The flood water stood still for almost three months. Thousands of acres of cropland were submerged. Paddy-fields and fruit gardens were completely destroyed. An estimate shows that about 40 lakh tons of food-grains were damaged. An estimated 3, 00, 00,000 (3 crore) of people were directly hit by the flood water. Thousands of homesteads got washed away, and cattle and domestic birds were endangered. About one thousand people lost their lives from various accidents like snake-biting, boat-sinking or getting electrocuted from the torn or loose electric cables. In the
countryside thousands of farmer families remained imprisoned by water for months together. Their untold miseries knew no bounds.
The damages of the 1998 flood were uncountable. Crops and paddy were damaged standing in the fields. An agricultural report says that about 13 lakh tons of food grains have been destroyed. And fisheries and cattle, the loss is worth 12.5 crore taka. And in industrial sector, the loss is estimated at Tk. 2000 crore. The flood had also damaged the rail and road communications throughout the country. The highways between Dhaka and other parts of the country were flooded for weeks and when the flood water receded they were found to be washed away or broken at many places. About 13000 km. of road has been damaged and embankments, culverts had also been extensively damaged. Electric polls and towers were heavily damaged. A preliminary report says that the loss in the education sector was about Tk. 700 crore. The loss of lives so far known is 800.
During the flood and after the flood people from all classes came together to help the flood-affected people. Large supply of food including rice, dal, muri, chira, clothes and pure drinking water was ensured to the people who took shelter in the relief centres. All schools and colleges in Dhaka and other flood affected cities were used as relief centres. Many voluntary organisations had opened shelter campuses too. Many temporary health clinics were also opened. Many cultural organisations had also come forward to help the affected. The students of different educational institutions had done a great humanitarian work. Many people had dedicated themselves indirectly to the relief work by donating money to Prime Minister’s Fund.
Ours is a flood-plain country. So we have to design initiatives keeping this in mind. Proper steps should be taken for the prevention of floods in our country. All the rivers should be controlled by proper engineering works so that they may not overflow their banks. A large number of sluices and outlets should be made across the high roads and railway tracks so that rain water can easily pass through them. Dams and embankments should be constructed at different places to regulate the flow of water. Moreover, To help the helpless victims of a flood-stricken area, relief and free medical help should be promptly reached. The public should contribute according to their means, and those who are able and wiling should come forward to work as volunteers.
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