My countryBangladesh is a small populous country in south-east Asia. It gained independence two times. One is from Britain in 1947 and next from Pakistan on 16 December, 1971. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. More than 13 core people live here. Most of them are Muslims. The others are Hindus, Buddhists and Christians. Most people are farmers. The rest are doctors, engineers, teachers, businessmen, service holders etc. people of all communities live here with peace and amity. The national dress for men is pajama and Punjabi and for women, sari. But educated people wear trousers and shirts and young women wear salwar and kamiz, most people wear lungi and shirts. There are six seasons in our country. They are summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring. It is a land of rivers. The padma, the meghna and the jamuna are the main rivers of our country. Every year natural calamities like flood, cyclone, drought etc. visit it. Its climate is hot and humid and the land is plain and fertile. So every year plenty of crops are grown here. Rice, tea, jute, wheat etc. are our main crops. The fruits of Bangladesh are mangoes, jack-fruits, pine apples, papaws, coconuts, oranges, palms, guavas, bananas, litchis etc. the state language of our country is Bangle. Many people speak English. There are also a number of tribal dialects. Bangladesh is also a land of beauty and natural beauty is the main attraction of this country. The largest sea-beach in the world is here at Cox’s Bazar.
Success makes success as money makes money. The most significant success for Bangladesh has been its birth as an independent nation. The success influenced further successes in different fields of the country. The Bangladesh we got after an armed struggle for nine months was utterly war-ravaged. The reconstruction of this war-ravaged Bangladesh was a gigantic task. But Bangladesh has been successful to a great extent to revive her completely shattered economy and to restore the dislocated communication system. Besides, rehabilitation of the millions of refugees and putting the mills and factories in working order has been its great achievements. On the other hand, in spite of severe natural calamities like flood, tidal bores etc. Bangladesh has been able to double her agricultural production. With the help of different international organizations, Bangladesh has achieved tremendous success in developing communication sector. The unique micro-credit theory of Bangladesh in poverty reduction has gained great success in home and abroad. The Nobel peace prize for Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the father of micro-credit, is a glowing example of it. In the field of sports, for example cricket, we also have extra-ordinary achievements in the recent times. In addition, the role of our armed forces in peace making in different countries of the world has been contributing significantly to the success list of Bangladesh. Last but not least, the declaration of our language day as the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO is one of our greatest achievements. Actually, we have been a struggling nation from time immemorial. We never leave any stone unturned to raise our heads among the nations of the world. Patriotism
Patriotism is one of the noble virtues of human nature. This virtue derives in human being naturally. But proper education and cultural exercise flourish this. Patriotism encourages people to act properly for the betterment of the betterment of the country. So, the exercise of this noble virtue can bring happiness and prosperity to a nation. Literally, patriotism is the love for one’s own country as well as the willingness to defend it. But the terms love and willingness do not have any established features. Who, why and how express love to anyone or anything is still to receive a sensible explanation. Yet, patriotism may be explained as love for one’s mother, mother tongue and motherland. Mother, mother tongue and motherland are the three fundamental aspects of the continuous development of patriotism. A human being can flourish his/her patriotism properly through developing a profound love and feeling for these three aspects. The lesson of love derived from mother’s love puts the first impression of patriotism. On the other hand, establishing mother tongue deep in the heart as a mode of communication and loving it leads a person another step to patriotism. However, patriotism takes its complete form when a person can love his motherland truly. The stream of patriotism flows in human mind always. But it overflows its banks in some particular situations. Especially, during any national crisis or in question of honors and dignity of the country, nation or people, a patriot never hesitates to make supreme sacrifice. On the other hand, when far off from motherland, patriotism sometimes springs out. Michael Modhusudan Duta is a glowing example of this. Patriotism comes out not only during national crisis or in heroic deeds. If a person loves his country, performs his own duty and works for the progress of the country, he is, no doubt, a patriot. Thus, a teacher, a writer, a doctor, an engineer, a student or a politician may be patriot even in normal course of life if they honestly and sincerely perform their duties. Patriotism is such a virtue that inspires a man to sacrifice joys, interests and even life for the sake of the country. It creates a sense of brother hood, co-operation and sympathy for the countrymen. A patriot is loved and honored by the countrymen. Muhammad (Sm.) described patriotism as a part of our religious belief. Patriotism is a positive term. But some people pollute it in the guise of a patriot. Some statesman establishes autocracy in the name of patriotism. In fact, they are not patriots. Rather they are enemies to the country and the nation. Saddam Hossain of Iraq, Hitlar of Germany is two such narrow-minded patriots. Patriotism enables a man to rise and go beyond selfishness and the prejudices of race, class, caste, language and religion. In fact, a true patriot loves his country and countryman more than his life and at the same time values the freedom of others as his own. So, we all should cultivate this great virtue. |
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