Unemployment Problem in Bangladesh
Introduction: Unemployment means the
state of being without any work to earn one’s livelihood. This problem has
become a great concern all over the world. It is meant for both educated
and uneducated people. But nowhere in the world is this problem as acute as in
Bangladesh. Thousands of people in our country are without any jobs. At present
the toughest task for any young man is to manage a job. It is tedious and
sometimes humiliating. A person has no run year after year from office to
office to find a job.
Causes of unemployment: There are many reasons behind the unemployment
problem. They are described below:
- Population growth: Our country is overpopulated. The rapid growth of the population is the main reason for the unemployment problem. Job facilities are very small in proportion to the growth of propagation. This increasing population outpaces all development in the country.
- Industrial backwardness: Our country is industrially very much backward. In fact, the development in this field is very slow. Cottage industries have almost decayed. The few mills, factories, and industries that we have can only absorb a limited number of people.
- Limited cultivable land: Most of the people of our country depend on agriculture. But our cultivable land is very limited. So, it cannot engage a huge number of people. Moreover, this profession is seasonal. So the farmers have to sit idle for a few months in a year.
- Faulty education system: Our present system of education instead of giving any solution, creates educated unemployed young men. In our educational system, there is not much scope for giving vocational training and technical education to a student. So after taking the highest degree even from the highest seat of learning, they remain unemployed.
- The attitude of our educated young man: Our educated young man generally thinks it to be disgraceful to do any manual work. They prefer service to any kind of business. This false sense of dignity and prestige is one of the reasons for their unemployment.
Solution: In order to eradicate this
problem we have to mobilize all our energies to this great purpose without
wasting time. The most essential measure is the industrialization of our
country. A large number of mills, factories, and industries should be set up
where many of our unemployed youths will get the opportunity to work.
A great change should be brought in our
education system. More importance should be given to professional, vocational, and technical education. This will make an opening to work in different
industrial sectors both at home and abroad.
The educated youth should change their
attitude toward life. They must learn to choose an independent career. They can work
in the agriculture field, cultivate fish, and grow vegetables. They can start a small
business. In fact, self-employment is a possible solution to this great
problem.
Steps should be taken to set up
cooperative farming, and cottage industries and to open a new system of public work
in the rural areas to create jobs for the village people.
Bangladesh earns a handsome amount of
foreign currency by exporting manpower. This has solved this problem to a
small extent. If proper measure is taken, their number can easily be
increased. But no attempt will bear any fruit unless effective measure is taken
to keep the population growth under control.
Conclusion: Unemployment is a great
curse to a nation. We cannot expect the development of our country to leave its
millions of people unemployed to survive as a boastful nation. We should make
all our efforts to get rid of this curse.
