Neglected North Bengal
According to the latest BBS survey, North Bengal is the most poverty prone region in the country. Five out of 10 such districts are in Rangpur division. Apart from Kurigram, the list includes Rangpur, Dinajpur, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat. Kurigram district has the highest number of poor people. The poverty rate in this district is 70.8 percent. Somewhere in the district it has exceeded 77 decimal places. But nowhere is it below 64 percent. About 80 out of 100 people here are poor.
The poverty rate is about 64 percent in Dinajpur, 46 percent in Gaibandha, 43 percent in Rangpur and 42 percent in Lalmonirhat. Most people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. A large part of agricultural production comes from the Rangpur region. From golden fiber jute to paddy, tobacco and almond production, its value is everywhere. But those greedy people never get what they deserve. During the Mughal period, the emperors used to collect a huge amount of rent from the north every year. Thousands of people were stranded in many villages due to three times more rainfall than normal. The issue of flood damage is also old for the people of Rangpur division. Some people lose land, some lose houses, cattle.
There is an urgent need for specific plans and allocations to ensure social security for the people of North Bengal.
Ashikujaman Syed,
Research Assistant, CRID
Congratulations Tigers!
In this desperate time of Covid crisis, cricket has given us some good news as Bangladesh beat Australia by 10 runs in their 3rd T20 of the 5 match T20 series. With this victory Bangladesh have secured their first ever series win against Australia. Before the match Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
Captain Mahmudullah Riyad scored the highest run of 53 from 52 bowls and Bangladesh stopped at 127 with loosing 9 wickets. Chasing 128 Australia lost early wicket and finished their innings at 117 for 4 wickets. Captain Mahmudullah Riyad got the player of the match award for his crucial knock of 53 runs.
Congratulations Tigers!
Ali Abdullah Tanvir
student of
Dhaka Polytechnic Institute
