Population control policy
The government is going to draft a policy to introduce 'single child family' at national level by 2015. This is welcome news. It is a belated decision, but better late than never. The population boom in Bangladesh is a serious socio-economic issue. If implemented and accepted by all of us, it will no doubt benefit the country to tackle many problems relating to socio-economic development, health issues and global warming etc.
But in this respect I would like to say that instead of single child families 'two children families' would be a better option because only one child in a family sometimes feels lonely and becomes an introvert, unsocial and feels uneasy interacting with others. This I have seen in many families. Then again such a child may become obstinate and spoiled because of too much love, care and pampering of parents and relatives. They become little Hitlers in their families. There are many instances in China where these problems are seen. So, the government should consider all the factors in taking a final decision on this issue.
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