Govt Support Must For Effective Lockdown!
In a country with a population of nearly 163 million, considering the economic potential, socio-economic background of the people, unavoidable needs of life, and provision of livelihood, etc. – while the entire country is under lockdown, the mass people of the country are not supposed to be dwelling well.
Approximately one-fourth of the total population of Bangladesh is marginalized and almost 80% of the total is employed in the informal labor sectors. On top of that the lion’s share of the prior statistics described in, most of the people are to live hand to mouth on daily basis. With the lockdown, the lives and livelihoods of these people have shrunk and economic shocks have emerged as a major issue.
In my consideration, the state-authorities should have proper planning and necessary preparations before the lockdown is considered inevitable in the country to control the transmission of Cavid-19. Otherwise, if the whole country is brought under unplanned long-term lockdown without ensuring the supply of food and other necessary daily commodities to the innumerable needy individuals, it will prolong the cries of millions of working and poverty-stricken marginalized people, and extend their inhuman sufferings.
Wares Ali Khan
Sadar, Narsingdi
Biogas As Sustainable Energy
The development of biogas technology is a vital component of alternative rural energy programme. This technology is receiving increased attention from officials in developing countries. It takes part in the global struggle against the greenhouse effect by reducing the release of CO2 from burning fossil fuels in two ways.
Biogas is a direct substitute for gas or coal for cooking, heating, electricity generation and lighting. The reduction in the consumption of artificial fertilizer avoids carbon dioxide emissions that would otherwise come from the fertilizer-producing industries.
A concerted effect is required by all if this is to be realized. The technology will find ready use in domestic, farming, and small-scale industrial applications.
Nazmunnaher Nipa
Associate Editor, The Environment Review
