Unemployment Problem in Bangladesh
Unemployment occurs when one does
not have a job . Nowadays unemployment has become a great concern all
over the world . But this problem is very acute in Bangladesh .
Thousands of people in our country are jobless . At present it is very
difficult to manage a job . So , hundreds of candidates compete for a
single post . There are many reasons behind unemployment problem in Bangladesh.
Firstly , our country is over populated . The rapid growth of population
is the main reason of unemployment . Secondly , job facilities are very
few compared to the number of population . Our population is increasing
but the number of job is the same . Thirdly , our country is
industrially very much backward . In fact , the development in this
field is very slow . Cottage industries have almost lost . There are few
mills , factories and industries which are not enough . These
industries can only employ a limited number of people .
Fourthly , 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 . Fifthly , faulty education system is another reason of unemployment .
Our present system of education is creating educated but unemployed
young man . In our education system there is less scope for vocational
training and technical education . So , after taking the highest degree ,
people remain unemployed . Sixthly , 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 of unemployment . However , the bad effects of
unemployment not only affect the economy but also the society . Many
young people become frustrated and so , they commit different types of
crimes . In order to remove this problem we have to take some steps
without wasting time . For example , the most essential step is the
industrialization . A large number of mills , factories and industries
should be set up to employ the unemployed youths . Besides , a great
change should be brought in our education system . More importance
should be given on professional , vocational and technical education .
This will open huge opportunity to work in different industrial sectors
both home and abroad . Moreover , self - employment is a possible
solution to this great problem . The educated youth can work in
agriculture field and they can be self - employed in cultivating fish ,
growing vegetables and rearing domestic animals or they can start small
business . In addition , steps should be taken to set up co - operative
farming , cottage industries and to open new systems of public work . It
should be done specially in the rural areas to create jobs for the
village people . Again , Bangladesh earns a handsome amount of foreign
currencies by exporting manpower . This has solved unemployment problem
to some extent . If proper measure is taken , their number can easily be
increased .
Unemployment is a great curse to a nation. We cannot expect the development of our country keeping its people unemployed. Therefore, we should make all our efforts to reduce the number of unemployed people.