Hilsa Fish – Past , Present & Future

                                                       

                                       Hilsa  Fish – Past , Present & Future

Hilsa fish  (Scientific name: Tenualosa ilisha, Higher classification: Tenualosa) is the national fish of Bangladesh . It is  much coveted to the countrymen but it  is going to lose its past glory  & status as it has become scarce and almost threatened  with extinction. The life –cycle of hilsh fish is complex. It is basically a sea fish. It comes to river basin to release its eggs especially in the Padma-Meghna-Jamuna delta at the Bay of Bengal.  Some illegal fish traffickers catch Jatka ( young hilsa fish)  with current net & sell them in the local market stealthily. Such type of  fish is popularly known as Jatka. How ever,  this is not the end to the story. The fish traders annually export fish to the neighbouring country  India which  has a great impact on the price hike on this much coveted fish in the local market. Now it is almost a dream for us to have a one KG weighted hilsa fish to gratify our  desire. And if available , the price is sky-rocketing. The common  poor people can not afford to buy it. So, it is an illusion for us  to eat  a delicious , oily hilsa fish. within our  purchasing capacity. Not only that, we are going to lose other species of fish in the near future. Many species of fish have already become extinct in our country. We are no more known as Muchhe Bhate Banglagee ( Rice & fish eating Bangalee). Our next generation will hear fairy tales of hilsa fish from their grand parents as we do from ours.

     HOW SAFE  PEDESTRIANS ARE WHILE WALKING ON THE ROAD !

Mishap, accident, roadcrash, whatsoever you call it is not the point of debate now. What is happening, only happening in our real life is the grim picture of tears & agony we are watching every moment. Do you think, do you believe we are safe & secure from any wanted danger, any unwanted death ? Can you say you will return home safe & sound to join your near & dear ones after coming on to the street? May be, the answer is ‘No’. In fact, we do not know whether we will reach home because our style of living is full of risk & danger. This danger may come from road accident, from under construction building, or from any corner of which reason is known to us. But we are dying, dying of diseases, of ill health, of malnutrition, by pollution or, by accident. How can we get rid of it? We do not know. We are struggling to survive. We are living with worries & anxieties. But we need safety, safety to our life & property. We need safe road, safe road management to avoid traffic conjestion and to avoid road accident which has become a death trap to passengers in our country.
Effective road management can safeguard our life while walking on the road. Too many road accidents  occur due to carelessness of the reckless drivers. Unfit vehicles plying the roads & highways are a major threat to our life on the street. We are constantly in fear.  In the 21^st century of ICT & globalization, we can not allow any mismanagement. Effective use of technology in the roads & highways can minimize the number of accidents. Close circuit camera at  strategic traffic points, proper traffic signals, close monitoring over the incidents related to negligence to traffic rules, expansion of roads & highways & their repair & proper maintenance, valid traffic license, proper training to the drivers can to a substantial degree reduce the number of accidents in the country. Road accidents take heavy tolls of precious human lives. It is the name of tears & agony.
At the grass root level awareness should be raised among the common mass about traffic rules & regulations. Traffic rule violation should be duly punished. Delivering valid license should be ensured for safe & secure journey. Narrow roads & high ways should be expanded.   There can be computerized monitoring over the traffic control at the strategic points. We want to see no more death. We want safe road & safe life. A death can finish everything. It can nip in the buds all hopes & aspirations of a family if the bread winner dies in a premature death. In our country many precious lives have been snatched away by road accident. In Mirer Sarai, Sitakundu, a single road accident snatched away many tender lives. Every day we hear the news of road accident in some place or other in the country. It has become a household matter in our everyday life.
 We want a full stop to this demon. We want to travel on a safe route from one corner to another in the country. The mode of communication should be more speedy & hassle free. The socio economic activities of the country are closely connected with the road transport communication. So we appeal to the concerned authorities to take the matter into consideration.

         Labour & Industrial Law – How far implemented  in the context of Bangladesh

Labour & Industrial law of Bangladesh  is  time tested  law. The Employment of Labour ( Standing Orders) Act, 1965, The Employment of Labour ( Standing Orders) Act,1968, The Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1969, The Industrial Relations Rules, 1977, The Payment of wages Act, 1936, The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, The Factories Act, 1965, The Shops & Establishment Act, 1965 & some other acts are in force in the industrial arena of the country. But the fact is that how far the workmen & employees of the country’s  factories & industries are enjoying their rights.