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River gypsies in Bangladesh face various problems. First, Bangladesh is getting urbanised very rapidly. Gypsy people are losing their customors among the urban population. Hence, their income is threatened. Secondly, 24,000 kilometres of previous waterways has shrunk into only 6,000 kilometres in the country in dry seasons. Scientists believe that Bangladesh will be worst affected by global climate change. The unpredictable rain and drying out of rivers have made boat movement heavily restricted. Thirdly, many river gypsies are changing their lifestyle in the context of changed reality. They are thinking of living permanently on land. The authority feels that river gypsies need help to survive in the mainstream population. Therefore, the government is offering voting rights, permanent housing and bank-loan facilities. However, changes do not come overnight.

Traditionally, river gypsies are used to water life. They have inherited from their forefathers necessary life skills to survive in waters. They have no education and training to adapt to mainstream modern society. So the state feels the need to bring them under formal education network. But they have no permanent living place. Gypsy children are born and brought up on roaming boats. Therefore, they cannot go to conventional schools. And hence, mobile boat-schools are being established for gypsy children. Some voluntary organisations are running special schools on boats to educate river gypsy children in some areas.

They are born and brought up on roaming boats.

Some voluntary organizations have come forward to educate gypsy children.

As they have no formal education and training, they can't come to the mainstream of population.

Yes, the river gypsies are thinking of changing their lifestyle. Because they are facing various problems. Their income is threatened as they are losing customers in urban population. Besides, rivers in Bangladesh are drying out.

Global climate change affects Bangladesh worsely. Rain is uncertain and unpredictable because of climate change. Most of her rivers have gone dry for want of rain and global warming.

The authorities feel that gypsy people need help to survive in the mainstream population. They also feel the need to bring them under formal education network.

Global climate change is causing unpredictable rain and drying out of rivers in Bangladesh.

Gypsy children are born and brought up on roaming boats.

They learn the skills to survive in waters from their forefathers.

Mobile boat-school is a kind of school where education is imparted to children on a moving boat.

The income of gypsy people is threatened as they are losing their customers in urban population.

Gypsy children cannot go to conventional schools because they are born and brought up on roaming boats.

The unpredictable rain and drying out of rivers have made boat movement heavily restricted.

Due to rapid urbanisation, river gypsies are losing their customers.

Many river gypsies are thinking of changing their lifestyle in the context of changed reality.

At present river gypsies are not well. They are facing various problers .

The main problems faced by the river gypsies are rapid urbanization, reducing waterways, and the lack of education and training to adapt to the main stream,

The effect of global climate change in Bangladesh is the uncertain rainfall and drought.

Many river gypsies are thinking of changing their lifestyle for the sake of reality.

River gypsy children cannot go to conventional schools because they are born and brought up on roaming boats and they have no permanent living place.

Some voluntary organisations are running special schools for river gypsy children. They do so to educate them.

rapidly = swiftly

income = expense

restricted = limited

permanently = temporarily

organization = association