AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-BANGLADESH

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)

Bangladesh Studies
(Section: B)

Assignment

Submitted by
Mumtarin Houshain Syam
ID: 20-42197-1
Program :B.Sc in CSE
Semester:Summer 19-20
Submitted to
FARHANA AFROZ
Sr. Assistant Professor,FASS

Date: 13th August,2020

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 The population problem in Bangladesh

Over population is one of the world's biggest problems as a

whole. The problem is not just a terrible one for the whole
world. This incredible population growth is now a direct threat.
If one of the problems is the population problem, Aristotle's
statement is acceptable. Optimum population is a boon,but over
population is a bane.
Bangladesh is a small country, but its population is not
small,about 150 million people live in this small country with a
total land area of, l,47,570 square killometre. About 1000
people live per square killometre. This is a very high density of
population.

The main reasons behind the excessive increase in the

population are illiteracy, tropical climate, early marriage,
polygamy and want of recreational facilities.

Overpopulation has a negative impact on the development and

economy of the country. It causes a food shortage,
communication problem, health problem, shelter problem,
medical problem, unemployment and poverty.

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For solving this problem illiteracy must be removed from our
society. Moreover, strong measures will have to be taken
against early marriage and polygamy. Furthermore, people will
have to be motivated to adopt family planning measures and
recreational facilities should be created for them.

In order to build a developing country like Bangladesh into a

self-reliant developed country, population control must be done.
And the population needs to be converted into manpower, other
wise it will never be possible to free this country from the
curse of population explosion. However, at this present time the
government of Bangladesh has given much stress on the
population control by identifying it as one of the main problems
of the country. So, we should help the government in this
respect.

Thank you