<h2>Rural Development in Bangladesh</h2>

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Rural development means development of villages. The people of Bangladesh live in villages. Importance of villages in our body politic is great. So development of Bangladesh means the development of her villages. Rural development in our country has various aspects. The most important of them are agriculture, primary and secondary education, means of communication, sanitation and health, cottage industries, fishery, co-operative societies, community life etc. Our villages are poor. The tillers of the soil are not the owners of the land. Each tiller must have sufficient land to earn enough for themselves. Cultivators should be trained in scientific methods of cultivation. They should be provided with improved tools and better seeds. Prompt steps should be taken to destroy pests. Swampy and fallow land should be reclaimed. Construction of embankment should be undertaken to guard against floods. The land under cultivation should be brought under proper system of irrigation. The Government of Bangladesh have to late bent their efforts towards solving some of these problems.                  

                                                      The scene of rural area

        More than 80% of our rural population are illiterate. Their illiteracy must be removed. We have not enough primary schools in the rural areas. The secondary schools are not large enough in number. Most of the villagers are poor and cannot bear the requisite charges for the education of their children. So primary education should be made free and compulsory throughout the country. The illiterate villagers should be taught reading and writing. They must also be given basic knowledge of some arts and crafts. There should be a special system of adult education in the country. The campaign against illiteracy at present going on in the country must be made a success. Sustainable work has been done in the field of communication in recent years. Many old roads, bridges, culverts and railway bridges have been repaired. Many new roads have been constructed. Miles of new canals have been drug and new roads made under the canal digging programme. Launch services have been organized and many launch ghats have been repaired and improved. Still the question of communication is a problem in rural s areas. Country boats do not serve the urgent needs of modern life. In areas where land communication is possible, cheap motor routes should be opened. In other areas, cheap steam boat services should be developed.                   

         The crucial problem of our rural life is that of health and sanitation. The government have set up health complexes at the upzilla level. They have developed a number of dispensaries and health centers. Many tube-wells have been sunk. But all these are still mere drops in the ocean. To bring back the economic prosperity of the villagers, the village industries should be revived. Our peasants remain idle for the greater part of the year. Cottage industries can give them employment to pass their spare time usefully. So cottage industries should be revived under the patronage of the government. Attempts should be made to improve fishery in rural areas. Emphasis on the development of co-operative societies should also be given. Measures should be taken to develop the village hats and bazars. Thus there is much to be done for the villages of Bangladesh.