Author: Ahia islam Priti

Liberation/Independence means freedom. So, liberation war/war of independence  means the war which is fought for the freedom of a country from foreign domination. The emergence of Bangladesh is a history of grief and pride. It came into being in 1971 after a great war against the then Pakistani occupying forces. After the British, they exploited us economically, socially, politically and above all militarily. But, the heroes of the soil did not tolerate their exploitation. They raised their arms and compelled the occupying forces to leave the country. On March 26, the liberation war started. In this war, thousands of people were killed in the hands of the Pakistani force. The Mukti Bahini fought against them and resisted them in land, water and even by air everywhere in Bangladesh. They fought for long nine months against the Pakistanis and made a free country on 16 December, 1971. This is the fastest victory against an occupying force in the world history. We celebrate our liberation with fervour and enthusiasm . We show our respect bowing down our heads in front of the National Memorial at Savar. We organise various seminars, symposium and cultural functions to celebrate this day. (Words : 202)

There are two types of family found in our society, one is extended or large family and the other is nuclear or small family. In an extended family people live with their parents, grand parents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Only husbands and wives live with their children in a nuclear family. I live with my parents in a nuclear family. Nowadays nuclear family is getting popularity in our society for various reasons. Now, people want to live in cities as cities provide lots of sources of income. But, life in cities is not so easy now. Even though, they earn much, they cannot maintain a family with eight or nine members. So, they prefer  to live in a nuclear family. The members of a nuclear family enjoy some advantages. they lead a life where there is no noise or confusion. they get much time to concentrate on their own work. Children grow up in a suitable environment. But, it has some disadvantages also. members of a nuclear family feel lonely as all of them are busy with their own work. They cannot share their feelings. it makes people self-centered . But it is the need of modern life to form nuclear family because life has become very busy and competitive now. (Words : 211)

Eve teasing, often known as “Sexual harassment”, is a regular occurrence for the women and girls of Bangladesh. It is a malpractice of male person and it is inserted upon a female person physically and mentally with a bad intention in different ways. So, if any male person intends to insult the modesty of any female, utters any negative word, makes any sound or gesture or exhibits any object intending that such word shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen by that very woman is called eve teasing. Extremely restricted mentality and overly conservative attitude on sexuality provoke eve teasing. Lack of education is one of the causes of eve teasing. Lack of moral values and free exposure to ultra modern fashion also cause eve teasing. There are also some impacts of eve teasing. It increases girls’ drop out rate from school. Girls who are teased are also pushed into marriage before they are physically or mentally prepared. Establishing human rights, empowering rural governance & ensuring gender parity could be the effective tools for removing this social curse. Education system must be modified in a way as to promote positive relationship between girls and boys, especially at younger age. (Words : 204)

Gender equality means the practice of treating any gender fairly. It is very important in every society through the whole world. According to the United Nations, gender equality is regarded the first and foremost human right. But in Bangladesh the condition of gender equality is different. In our society we notice that female persons are the worst sufferers of gender inequality. There are many barriers in our country. From the birth of a male child, he gets the most facilities from the society. On the contrary, from the very birth of a female child, gender disparity starts and ends with her death. Our society is dominated by the males. They think that male child will earn money for the family and female child will do only domestic chores. So, male children are always welcomed. There are many reasons for these barriers. The male dominated society is responsible firstly. Then poverty, illiteracy, the disparity of attitude are also responsible for gender inequality or barriers. Gender equality is important for social development. It is not possible for male people to change the socio-economy without gender equality. The old tradition should be changed. Awareness among the general people and the government should be increased. All should work hand in hand to develop our country. (Words : 211)