Edited by : Mamun Shuvo
Introduction: Bangladesh is a small country with large population. This country is widely known as a poor country in the world. It is struggling hard to survive with its hundreds of burning problems. Unemployment problem is one of Them. Unemployment means want of any kind of productive work. Nowadays it has become an acute problem.
Causes Of Unemployment: There are many causes of unemployment problem. They are: rapid growth of population, backwardness in industrialization, lack of capital and technology, lack of skills, lack of education and false sense Of dignity, disliking for manual about, inequitable distribution of national wealth, political turmoil of the country, frequent visit of natural disasters like floods, cyclones, droughts etc.
Demerits Of Unemployment Problem: Unemployment is a grit social evil. It makes a man idle. There is a proverb that “An idle brain is the workshop of devil”. An idle person always indulges in mischief. So unemployment leads people to various unsocial activities which hamper the normal course of social life. Besides, lack of opportunities for employment makes people frustrated to take education. This problem is also responsible for brain-drain.
In order to solve the problem, we all should come ahead with patriotic zeal in a body. The following measures may prove effective to root out the problem : The first necessary thing for the solution of the problem is the industrialization of the country. It means that a large number of mills, factories and firms should be set up throughout the country so that the unemployed can work there. Vocational training should be introduced and students should have some training in it. Our students and youths should be made to give up their mania for jobs. They should be encouraged to