Cultures of Bangladesh

“Bangladesh is one of the world’s youngest nations. Historically it has been part of India and has been reborn twice, once as East Pakistan and again as Bangladesh” (“Cultures of the World: Bangladesh” 1). This has shown that even though it’s one of the youngest nations, it has been through a lot and has experienced a lot. The environment, religion, arts, leisure, and food are what make Bangladesh the wonderful place it is.

Bangladesh’s outlook for the environment is unwelcoming. Severely degraded is the result of the aquatic and floodplain ecosystems. Due to siltation, the process by which a path or channel is gradually choked or obstructed with silt, has made the wetland ecosystems lose connections with larger water bodies. “Poverty with rapid population growth, the absence of a proper land-use policy, and other forces compel people in Bangladesh to exploit natural resources” (Whyte 53). Natural events that have caused land loss are cyclones and floods while urban sprawl and infrastructure development have reduced land. Water pollution, arsenic concentration in groundwater, air pollution, and other natural disasters are all things that play into the environment of Bangladesh. Water pollution affects them because water availability is highly dependent in the physical geography of the country and monsoon climate. In the long run, the high levels of arsenic can cause serious health problems. These problems include skin ailments, damage to internal organs, skin and lung cancer, and finally, death. Vehicular emissions and industrial emissions are the two sources of air pollution. Air pollution has also been a serious problem causing 500,000 premature deaths and 4 to 5 million new cases of chronic bronchitis every year. Floods are...

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...become an even better country for the Bangladeshis. “Bangladesh is overpopulated and poor, and the journey to economic stability has been compounded by political turmoil. The people of Bangladesh are, however, enormously proud of their country, and these struggles have not dampened their spirits” (“Cultures of the World: Bangladesh” 1).

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