Globalization in Bangladesh

Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere. It has become a problem that affects not just some people, but everything and everyone. Scientists report that global warming has been escalating since the industrial revolution. It is the problem that emerged as a major issue in the late 1980's. Currently, average temperature of the earth is roughly 57 degrees fahrenheit. Since the late 1800's the average temperature has increased about 0.5 to 1.5 fahrenheit degree (0.3 to 0.8 celsius degree). Scientists worried about the causes of this warming trend. They say that natural process could cause the rise in temperature. They also say that changes in the path of revolution of the Earth around the sun could cause global warming. Generally global warming causes due to fossil fuels, industry and agricultural processes caused by human, natural and other gas emissions. The greenhouse effect plays an important role in the issue of global warming. Global warming temperatures have many negative effects, on earth which also affect us. There are three main categories in which these rising temperatures have an effect: glacial melting and water levels, plant life, and human and animal health. Leading scientists assert that rise of 3 degrees temperatures would cause famine and drought and threaten millions of lives. Global sea levels could raise by more than 20 feet. It will cause huge damage to the people of coastal areas. It will create more intense storms. For the mitigations of this problem we should reduce the burning of fossil fuels; find alternative energy resources; recycle usable resources and plant trees to help combat global warming. It is high time to take steps to curb the global warming. Otherwise it will affect everything and everyone.

Food security is the most vital issue nowadays in the world, specially in South Asian countries. People are considered food secured when they have all time access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. Food security analysts think that food must be available in sufficient quantities and on a consistent basis. It considers stock and production in a given area and the capacity to bring in food from elsewhere, through trade or aid. Consumed food must have a positive nutritional impact on people. It entails cooking, storage and hygiene practices, individuals health, water and sanitation's, feeding and sharing practices within the household. People must be able to regularly acquire adequate quantities of food, through purchase, home production, barter, gift borrowing or food aid. In 1950 the world's population numbered 2.5 billion. In 2016, it is more than 7.4 billion. It will be roughly 8 billion by 2025. And it could reach between 9 and 10 billion by the middle of the century. Arguably, this is the most important development of this time with immense implications for the global environment and the prospect for feeding the world. For Bangladesh food security was synonymous with achieving self-sufficiency in rice production and stabilization in rice price. The country has made good progress in increasing rice production through technological progress, facilitated by private sector investment in small scale irrigation. But it is difficult to sustain the progress made in view of the growing pressure of population. The major food security problem is that around half of the Bangladesh is remaining below the established food based poverty line and as many as one third are in extreme poverty and severely under nourished despite the impressive increase in food grain availability. The economists forecast a negative impact on the deficiency of food grain on the market price. Inspite of different difficulties on the way of food security the government should own up publicly the real situation so that corrective measures may be taken.

Universities play an important role for the intellectual development of a nation. There are lots of public, private and specialized universities that offer higher education in Bangladesh. Alongside public, specialized and private universities plays very crucial role in the field of higher education. Private universities are the universities not operated by govemment, although may receive tax breaka, public student loans and grants. Private universities in Bangladesh came into being after institution of the Private University Act of 1992. These universities follow an open credit system. Since the enactment of private universities Act of 1992, there has been an astonishing expansion of private universities in Bangladesh. While in the year 2000 the number of Private Universities in Bangladesh was 17, today it has reached a total of 115. Obviously, this growth rate needs to be constructed in terms of quality of higher education these universities provide. In the developed countries, private universities play a vital role in the growth of education, research and scholarship along with public universities. The basic need to establish private universities came from the limitations and inadequacies of our public education system in the country. As the public universities can accommodate only 25 percent of our students, for the rest 75 percent students private university is crying needed. Inspite students private university is crying needed. Inspite of positive aspects of private universities, there are some negative aspects. In facts, many of these universities have certain basic problems. One of the most basic problems is the shortage of senior and qualified faculty members. These universities also suffer from the lack of proper accommodation facilities. They rent private houses for classrooms and offices, which are not suitable for academic purposes. They also do not have the well-equipped labs and rich libraries. Another significant area of weakness of universities is the quality of students. The bulk of the students they offer admissions are not up to the standard in merit and aptitude for becoming university students. This lack of standard hampers the quality of education. In such cases, when the authorities become commercially motivated, the students are given grades that they actually do not deserve. In spite of such drawbacks the private universities have opened up new avenues of higher education in the country, no doubt, but higher education must be ensured in terms of quality education.

Dhaka has emerged as the 9th megacity in the world, with a population of more than one crore. There are lots of problems in Dhaka city as, traffic jams, mosquitos, frequent power disruptions, polluted  water, a poor wastage disposal network, irregularities in charges for services like telephone bills and housing one. As the population of the city is increasing day by day in leaps and bounds, the city is facing acute housing problems. Taking the residential need of the present population in Dhaka, it is estimated that 70 percent of the total popultion squeeze into 20 percent of residential lands. This group belongs to the lower income bracket. The upper income group constitutes 2 percent of the total population of Dhaka city and occupies 15 percent of total residential area. Though real estate development by private developers in recent years has solved the residential problems of middle and upper middle class significantly, the needs of lower income group including slum dwellers have not been addressed by any agency. The real estate companies are not being able to meet the housing problems fully. Because people from village and other city corporation like Rangpur, Chattogram, Rajshahi etc. rushing to Dhaka city for getting working opportunity. As a result population of this city is expanding to a great extent. In this city slum dwellers are also increasing day by day, because poor people cannot provide the housing costs and they habituated to live in slum. Facing the housing problems it requires the sincere efforts and programs with adequate fund and staff. The population growth of Dhaka city should be stopped which requires creation of employment opportunities in rural areas and developing mini-urban areas at upazilla level. To meet this problem slums may be upgraded with modern facilities in areas where government or other agencies not have plans to build in the near future. Furthermore, strict control on the purchase of land and their use should be enforced. If the necessary steps are not taken to solve this problem or delay in undertaking rigorous initiatives may result into devastating effects on civic life. For this, the government, city dwellers themselves, politicians, media and intelligentsia all should take part in making the city liveable.

Poverty is a soical curse in our society. It is most concentrated in the rural areas of Bangladesh, hence creating disparities between the rural and urban areas. However, urban poverty remains a problem too. The rural people lack services such as education. According to Bangladesh Economic Review-2024, 14.7 percent of the population in urban areas lives below the poverty line. People living in urban areas, like Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, enjoy a better standard of living with electricity, gas, and clean water supplies. Even in the major cities, however, a significant proportion of people live in squalor in dwellings that fall apart during the monsoon season and have no regular electricity.
These people have limited access to health care and to clean drinking water. There are many causes of rural and urban poverty. One of the main causes of rural poverty is due to the country's geographical and demographic characteristics. A large proportion of the country is lowlying, and thus is at a risk to flooding Many of the rural poor live in areas that are prone to-
extreme annual flooding which cause huge damage to
their crops, homes and livelihoods. In order to rebuild
their homes, they often have to resort to money lenders,
and that causes them to fall deeper into poverty. In
addition, these natural disasters also cause out breaks
of cholera and other waterborne and diarrheal diseases
such as dengue and malaria which will affect them
physically and lower their productivity levels. Another
cause of rural poverty is due to the fast growing
population rate. The causes of urban poverty are due
to the limited employment opportunities, degraded
environment, and bad housing and sanitation. The urban
poor hold jobs that are labour demanding, thus
affecting their health conditions. Therefore, the urban
poor are in a difficult situation to escape poverty. For
the eradiction of this problem we have to create working opportunities for enlarged population. Alongside the people living in both villages and urban areas should be educated. Above all, people have to be conscious and meet any disaster both natural and man-made in a couragious manner. If above mentioned measures are not taken immediately people will not be able to escape from the grasp of poverty.

The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 120 km. sandy sea beach with a gently slope. It is located 150 km. South of the industrial port Chattogram. This beach is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh. It is the longest beach in the world. Millions of tourists and Bangladeshi natives visit this beach every year. Many people are involved in businesses providing hospitality and customer service. A number of people are also involved in fishing and collecting seafood and sea products for their livelihood. Various kinds of oyster, snail and pearl and their ornaments are very poplular with tourists in seaside and city stores. A number of people are also involved in the transportation business for tourists. It is also one of the few major spots for aquaculture in Bangladesh. Along with Khulna, it is considered a major source of revenue from foreign exchanges. Beside a mix of small scale agriculture, marine and inland fishing and salt production are other industrial sources from this region that play important roles in the national economy. This beach is the main attraction of the town. Larger hotels provide exclusive beach side areas with accessories for the hotel guests. In addition to the beach there are several places of interest near the town which can easily be visited from the town center. The near by historical interests are Aggmeda khyang (a large Buddhist monastery), Ramu (a village with a sizeable Buddhist population), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park (a protected area where the animals are kept in fairly large areas with natural environments), Himchari waterfall, Inani Beach (a quiet tourist hideout set out in the exuberance of nature), Maheshkhali (a small island that offers panoramic scenic beauty), Sonadia Island (a small crescent shaped island), Teknaf (end point of Cox's Bazar beach), St. Martin's Island (only coral island in Bangladesh), also known as 'Narikel Jinjira' etc. All these places of interests give pleasure to people both from home and abroad. Inspite of all the places of interests, the beach is the main attraction of the town.