A beggar who begs to stand by a street is called a street beggar. He is usually found in busy towns and cities. How often wears torn, dirty and patched clothes. A street beggar may be lame, blind or dumb. He usually carries a vessel in his hands. He tries to draw the attention of the passers-by uttering painful words. He usually recites from the holy Qur’an and tries to stir the religious sentiments of the passers-by. Many passers-by feel pity and sympathy for him and give him coins. He receives the coins with a grateful heart and wishes a peaceful life for him. The income of a street beggar is not enough for him to keep body and soul together. A street beggar is a social parasite. He gives nothing to the society but brings a slur on the nation. The removal of the beggary from society is the crying need of the day.

There is a flag in every independent nation. It implies the independence and sovereignty of a free country. As our country, Bangladesh is a free nation, so she has got a flag of her own. We the people in this country feel proud because it means that our country is free and sovereign. It always reminds us of the valiant struggle of the freedom fighters of our country. The shape of our flag is rectangular and the proportion of it is 10:6. It is hoisted everyday on top of the governmental buildings and educational institutions. It is also everywhere on the occasions of our national days like impendence day, victory day etc. But the flag is kept half mast on the days of our national mourning. There are two colors of our flag and they are red and green. The red color is the symbol of the Sacrifices and the green color is the symbol of the youth. We salute the national flag and remember the supreme sacrifices of our freedom fighters. It also reminds us that we are the citizens of a free country.

Digital Bangladesh is now a buzz word in our country. The word ‘digital’ is an adjective of the word ‘digit’ that means information, music, image etc. using computer technology. The process of digitalization is to train people on computer technology. It also involves the implementation of e-commerce, e-government etc. It is not an easy task to digitalize our country. Because, there are many problems behind it. The main problem is illiteracy. Most of the people are illiterate in our country. So, we have to educate the people. Corruption is also one of the major problems in our country. So, we need to take proper steps to remove this problem. We also need to develop the infrastructure in our country. We need to give information to the people about digital Bangladesh. Above all, if we digitalize our country, we can get all the services easily through the computer or internet. We also can get all the facilities of rich and middle income countries.

The Problem of Load Shedding

Load shedding is one of the major problems in cities and towns nowadays. It also becomes a buzz word in Bangladesh at present. It means the suspension of supply of electricity for short or long period of time. It occurs where there is a connection of electricity. There are several reasons behind the load shedding. The insufficient production of electricity is considered to be the main reason of it. Misuse of electricity is another big reason and the illegal connection is also responsible for it. So the common people can’t use the electricity in a proper way. It causes many other problems too. Mills, factories, shops, hospitals, houses and educational institutions are the main victims to it. Mills & factories are decreasing day by day due to load shedding. All the foods in refrigerator get rotten due to it. Students suffer much because they can’t study properly even if there is exam. Operations get stopped in hospital due to load shedding. In a nut shell, load shedding causes great sufferings to the common people. Moreover, load shedding affects the economy of our country. If government takes proper steps, then it can be solved very soon. We the common people should also be aware of it.