Grameen bank of Bangladesh
grameen Bank is a financial institution that work for the rural people . The purpose of the bank is remove the poverty of the rural people . This conception was first introduced by Dr. Muhammad Yunus , professor of Economics at Chittagong University .This noted economist established Grameen bank with a view to alleviating poverty from the rural areas .At first , he introducted micro credit system among a limited number of people and become successful in his plan . Then he set up a bank and today that very bank is known as Grameen bank and
Thousand of people have been able to see better days in life . Grameen bank provides credit to the rural people particularly to the women . Only the poor and land less women are eligible for getting loan . Before getting the loan people have to make 5-6 groups of workers each having five members .The member should be disciplined.
Basically , the chairperson is responsible for disciplinary activities .The borrowers are given advice to make the best use of money .
People can repay the interest and the borrow money from their profits . This bank has brought a revolutionary change in our rural economy . Thus Grameen bank is rendering service to the people to start a small business or take up small -scale project so that theu can lead a decent life . Of late it has achieved the
Nobel prize together with its founder Mr.Muhammad Yunus for its outstanding contribution
Newspaper of Bangladesh
The newspaper is a store house of knowledge .We can not go without newspaper reading as it a regular habit
There are many kinds of newspapers. They are dailies be-weekies, monthlies,quarterlise. Bangladesh is a small country but she has large number of population . Then a large number of newspaper stay there . They are Bangla and English . The most popular of bangla newspaper is The daily prothonm-alo, jonokhonto, azker kaoge, amar desh , shomokal , noyadigonto, kaler khontho, shongbad, songram etc.
On the other side The most popular English newspaper is The daily star, the bangladesh observer etc.
Man is curious by nature . He want to know what is happening around him in the world. Newspaper are the best way to satisfy this curiosity. This is why plays such an important role in mordern life.
Newspapers are also the best media of publicity and propaganda. In the advertisement columns businessmen bring their products and good to the notice of a wide circle of people through newspapers. Newspaper play a great role in mobilizing public opinion in various national issues .
The newspapers has also a great educative value . It helps us to keep abreast of the current events all over the worlds .Modern newspapers also contain articles on various subjects and are thus very useful guides to all-round knowledge.
In short newspaper are the mirrors of modern society. We see the civilization through newspaper.
Jute is called the golden fiber of Bangladesh. It is the main stay of our economy . So Bangladesh enjoy monopoly in the word jute market .
Most swampy land and heat of the sun are suitable for jute production. Then it also grow in West Bengal Assam. Thailand ,China , Philipines . In Bangladesh , it is grow well in Dhaka , Mymensingh , Faridpur ,Dinajpur ,Bogra and Comilla .
It earns sufficient amount of foreign cxchange to buy machineries to run our industrius.
Firstly : the farmer plough the land in March and April. Then the seed are sown . When the grow upto one foot . The field are weeded out . After three or four month they become matured.
The farmer cut down matured just and put them under water . After a few days , they get rotten . When they are rotten jute is brought out of water and the fibre is taken away froml the jute stricks . Then the fibre is washed and dried in the sun . And thus jute is made ready for sale .
Coarse cloth. shwal snd gunny bags are made of jute . Ropes , mats ,painters brush .false hair and other domestic aricles are made of it. Then strick are used are funcuy and fuel .
Jute is an asset to the country and a hope to the growers . So steps should be taken to increase its production in all respects.
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a country in south Asian region. The country is surrounded by India from all sides; Myanmar borders Bangladesh to the southeast and Bay of Bengal to the south. When India got Independence on August 15 1947, Pakistan as a separate country was separated and Bangladesh was part of eastern Pakistan. There were regional frictions between West Pakistan and Eastern Pakistan, which resulted in separation andBangladesh was born under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971. Political conditions in Bangladesh still not very stable, in the past country have witnessed 13 changes in government and four military coups. Bangladesh is a member country of SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation), BIMSTEC, and a member of the OIC and the D-8.
Bangladesh is a Parliamentary Republic. The head of the state is President; the position of president is mainly ceremonial and all the state affairs are addressed by the Prime Minister. The highest judiciary body in Bangladesh is Supreme Court. The President appoints the Chief Justice of Supreme Court. There are six administrative divisions in Bangladesh; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi,and Sylhet. Each division named after its’ respective divisional headquarters.
Geographically, Bangladesh is situated in low-lying region of Ganges Delta, also called Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. The delta is formed here as the three rivers comes together, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The alluvial soil deposited by the three rivers makes the land highly fertile.Bangladesh receives good rainfall but frequented by floods and cyclones. The climate in Bangladesh is tropical with mild winters from October to March and hot humid summer from March to June. Bangladesh receives good rainfall from June to October.
The economy of Bangladesh is not in good shape, as the nation is highly populated, most of the population is illiterate. Though national and international efforts are being continuously made in this direction. Jute industry once accountable for 70% export earning has declined due to widely used polypropylene products. More than 75%Bangladesh’s people work in garment industry of whom, about 90% is women. Foreign reserves largely come from Bangladesh people living and / or migrated to other developed countries. Muhammad Yunus who has received Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 is one of the major contributors toBangladesh’s economy through Grameen Bank. To boost country’s economy, Bangladesh government has set up export processing zones to attract foreign investors. Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority manages these zones.Prime Minister:
Sheikh Hasina (2009)
Land area: 51,703 sq mi (133,911 sq km); total area: 55,598 sq mi (144,000 sq km)
Population (2009 est.): 156,050,883 (growth rate: 1.2%); birth rate: 24.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.0/1000; life expectancy: 60.2; density per sq km: 1,146
Dhaka, 12,560,000 (metro.area), 5,378,023 (city proper)
Other large cities: Chittagong, 2,592,400; Khulna, 1,211,500
Monetary unit: Taka
Geography:
Bangladesh, on the northern coast of the Bay of Bengal, is surrounded by India, witha small common border with Myanmar in the southeast. The country islow-lying riverine land traversed by the many branchesand tributaries of the Ganges and Brahmaputrarivers. Tropical monsoons and frequent floods and cyclonesinflict heavy damage in the delta region.