Poverty Alleviation through Islamic Banking

Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of d linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue. 

International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. On 16 May 2007, by resolution 61/266, the General Assembly proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Languages, to promote unity in diversity and international understanding, through multilingualism and multiculturalism. The day was proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference in November 1999. The International Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) since 1952, when a number of students in Dhaka University were killed by the Pakistani police and army in Dhaka during Bengali Language Movement protests.

Bangladesh is recognized worldwide as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of global warming and climate change. This is due to its unique geographic location, dominance of floodplains, low elevation from the sea, high population density, high levels of poverty, overwhelming dependence on nature, its resources and services. The country has a history of extreme climatic events claiming millions of lives and destroying past development gains.

Variability in rainfall pattern, combined with increased snow melt from the Himalayas, temperature extremes are resulting in crop damage and failure, preventing farmers and those dependent from meaningful earning opportunities. The climate change in Bangladesh creates insecurities for food, water, life, property, settlement, livelihood assets, and others. Climatic impacts reduce securities directly and indirectly.

Environmental degradation, degradation of land resources ultimately reduces food securities, health securities etc and at the same time increases conflicts over resources and livelihood persuasions. In a changing climate the pattern of impacts are eroding our assets, investment and future. This stands for families, communities and the state. Global warming and climate change threatens settlements and the number of people displaced from their land due to riverbank erosion, permanent inundation and sea level rise which are increasing rapidly every year. Resources and efforts of government and people are quickly drained addressing the impact of one event when another hazard strikes. Impacts of global warming and climate change have the potential to challenge our development efforts, human security and the future.

Sundarban is the biggest mangrove forest in the world. Sundarban is in South West part of Bangladesh, in the district of Khulna, Sathkhira and Bagerhat. India shares a bit of the forest with Bangladesh. The total area is about 10,000 square kilometers. Sundarban is a large block of littoral forests. The beauty lies in its unique natural surrounding. The Sundarbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. Thousands of meandering streams, creeks, rivers and estuaries have enhanced its charm.

The forest consist of ever green trees created in every tropical region of the world and saltish mudland situated in the tidal sea-coast areas are called 'Mangrove Forest. For miles and miles, the lofty treetops form an unbroken canopy, while nearer the ground, works of high and ebb-tide marked on the soil and tree trunks and the many varieties of the natural mangrove forest have much to offer to an inquisitive visitor.

Sundarban is the natural habitat of the world's famous Royal Bengal Tiger, spotted deer, crocodiles, jungle fowl, wild boar, lizards and many more. Migratory flock of Siberian ducks flying over thousands of sail boats loaded with timber, Golpata, fuel wood, honey, shell and fish further add to the serene natural beauty of the Sundarban.
In general, the northern boundary and new depositions are characterized by Baen flanked by foreshore grassland of Dhani grass. Baen is gradually replaced by Genwa and then Goran. The southern and eastern associates include Garjan, Kankra, and few patches of Sundari. Hental forest exists in relatively high land and compact soil. Dhundul, Passur and Golpata palm swamps are extremely limited.

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is also the 9th largest city, and one of the most densely populated cities in the world. In current, the population of Dhaka city is about near 2 cores. The condition of Dhaka City is going to be bad to worse on the view of living condition. Everyday, we face different types of problems such as water crisis problem, gas problem, accommodation problem, load shading problem, sound pollution problem and traffic jam. Traffic jam is a common affair in Dhaka city. We have to suffer and our valuable time are being wasted for this chronic problem. This problem is going beyond control. Our government has taken many hard steeps to remove the traffic jam from Dhaka city. In different places of Dhaka, Metro Rail, flyovers, elivated long and short roads are being constructed in the immediate time. Many flyovers already been completed like-Mohakhali Flyover, Khilgaon Flyover, Bijoy Shoroni-Tejgaon Flyover, Kuril Flyover, Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover, Mirpur- Airport Road Flyover, Kalshi Flyover and Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover. Government should build up over bridge on the middle point of the different important roads and also build up more alternative roads in Dhaka city. Good car parking system and hard rules against those people who keep their vehicles besides the road and other public place should be ensured by the government. Howkers who build up their business spot beside important places should be removed. All types of old or expired vehicles should be banned from Dhaka city and hard rules could be imposed against those driver and people who break up the traffic rules.

Aimless life is certainly a sin. Many people have no definite aim in life. They are like the travelers going a head without any destination. Such people lead an aimless life and what they do in life, is largely a matter of chance, determined by the circumstances in which they happen to be placed. Aimless people do not achieve any thing in life. They just live because they have to live. One should have a definite purpose of life. The people who want success in life, first of all, determine their target. They keep before them their circumstances, their virtuous, their qualities, their talents and their ability to work. They select some definite target of their life and remain successful.

Different people have different aims in life. Some aims at wealth, some at power, some at fame, some at business and some at education and knowledge. My aim is neither wealth nor fame. I want to become a doctor. It is a noble profession. In medical line, there is much more scope of service. One can serve the patients every where in the country. This is my personal choice. My parents have compelled me to select it. I wish to become a very successful doctor in future. So I am studying hard to achieve my target. I have keen interest in medical line, so I do not feel any trouble in studying at all. After obtaining the medical degree, I plan to work in rural areas where there is much shortage of doctors. My father is well off man and I do not have any financial problem. I do not have the lust of money. I will go to the rural areas and shall help the poor people. It would be best sort of service. This will give me extreme satisfaction and that is the aim of my life.

I know, my profession is very dignified and it will help me to get peace and satisfaction in life. It provides best chances of service. Sympathy to human being is the sympathy to ones own self.