The Spring in Bangladesh

Spring Picture

Bangladesh is a ground of six seasons. Here every season comes with its own beauty. But the spring is called the king of seasons. It is the last of the season and occurs between winter and summer. It spreads over the Bangla months ‘ Phalgun’ and ‘Chaitra’. It is the excellent, the beautiful and the most charming of all seasons

Spring is the last season in the cycle of seasons. It is high in colour, fragrance, music and beauty. Though winter in Bangladesh is not so severe as that in western countries, it presents somewhat dull and dreary aspects. Summer represents the scorching sun, hot days and sweltering nights. Rainy season is damp and humid. The winter, on the other hand, is dull. But the spring has none of the disadvantages of these seasons. It captivates the hearts of people coming after winter.

Nature becomes lively with the advent of spring. All motive of nature becomes fresh. Trees place forth new arrive. Flowers bloom in thousands. The fine display of colour and fragrance, they present, is marvellous. The variety of their colours attract bees and butterflies. They fly flower in search of honey.

Weather is normally pleasant, with 20 to 25 cloud-cover, comfortable temperature and moderate relative humidity. Average temperature varies from 22° to 25° C. Relative humidity ranges from 50 to 70 percent. However, the features during the early part of the season are lower than their respective average values. Occasionally, isolated thunderstorms may occur in the afternoon during the second half of the season.

Spring Picture

A gentle breeze from the south begins to blow as soon as spring appears. It spreads the sweet smell of flower to makes the air fragrant. It produces a sweet rustling sound of the leaves. Birds twitter in the branches of trees. And the cuckoo’s coo turns world into almost a fairy place.

Sights and sounds of spring exercise a great influence on the people of Bangladesh. The beauty and grandeur of spring make people forget the dull winter days and prepare for the hard and toilsome days of summer.

Spring Picture

All beauties in this world are short-lived. Hence the spring comes and goes almost in the twinkling of eyes. Its’ duration is so short that it disappears before we have just begun to realize its charm. Perhaps this is why people like it most.

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Womens Contribution to Development of our Country

Women's Development picture

Women constitution almost half of the total populationof Bangladesh. So, they have a significant role to social and economicdevelopmentof the country.From time immemorial, womenfolk of ourcountry are contribution a lot to family affairs and agriculture. But Womenemancipation movements and efforts in women empowerment have opened new avenues for their broader participation in economicactivities. Now, they are regarded as women power and the state has recognisedthem as agents for change and development.

In the past, women were segregatedfrom out-of- home productive activities. So, the hearth become their place and cooking, cleaning, washing, giving birth andrearing children etc. become their responsibilities. Though they had a great role in agriculture, that was not counted as economic activity.

Development Picture

Now, women of our countryare coming out of their cocoons. They are increasingly getting educatedand joining all the outside work fields. They are working keeping pace with men and  

 proving their worth . thus they are contributing a lot to the developmentof the country.

Approximately 20 million women in our countryare working in agriculture including fishery. Bangladesh is an agriculture country. And her economy largely depends on it. So, women are contributionto her economygreatly.

About 34% of unpaid workers in small and cottage industries are women. On the other hand, they constitution a significantshare is more than 80% of all employers.

Women were deprived of education in the past. Some great women like Nawab Faizunnessa, Begum Rokeya etc.contributed a lot to the education of womenfolk. Now, we see that a lot of women have taken and are increasinglytaking teaching as a profession from primary to university level. Thus, they are playing a great role in nationbuilding.

In addition to providinglabour, women contribute to development by way of being entrepreneurs and creating investmentand employment opportunities for others. Handicraft is the most preferredarea of women entrepreneurship. Their income generating activities in both rural and urban areas cover mainly sewing of clothes, drawings, boutique, embroidery and food sale.

Women are working efficiently in some other sectors. Health services, Banking, Police, Armed forces, Information Technology etc. are some of them. Besides, a lot of working women are employed at salescounters, reception desk, advertising agencies, performing arts, management services, NGO's etc.

 

Women's Development picture

With education, training and opportunities, women are proving their worth in outdoor work fields. But at this same time they are performing their traditional riles of

 wife, mother and homemaker. Thus, are leading the nationto overall development.

Women's contribution to the developmentof Bangladeshhas already been recognized by all. So, the govt. as well as all other non-govt. organization have come forward for their development.Girl’seducationup to higher secondary level has been made free. Their employment opportunitieshave also been increased. NGO'sare raising social awareness among them and engaging them in incomegenerating activities. In such a situation, we can hope that in near future our women power will lead the country to become a developmentone.

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