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DT<br />
12<br />
Editorial<br />
TUESDAY, AUGUST <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
TODAY<br />
The greatest<br />
sacrifice<br />
With the ever-changing nature of how<br />
we function as fluid cultures in an era<br />
of increasing globalisation, maybe<br />
these are signs we need to start taking<br />
seriously<br />
PAGE 13<br />
Safe to drink?<br />
BIGSTOCK<br />
How Partition<br />
helped Muslims<br />
I shudder to think of our fate in the<br />
absence of Partition<br />
PAGE 14<br />
One in eight people in Bangladesh drink water from wells<br />
which have dangerous levels of arsenic.<br />
This is a frightening reality that countless Bangladeshis<br />
have to live with on a daily basis.<br />
Arsenic, which is colourless, tasteless, and odourless, can lead<br />
to devastating outcomes for entire populations, causing the likes<br />
of cancer, skin lesions, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.<br />
What is encouraging to see, however, is that the government<br />
has taken an initiative to tackle the problem, which would fight<br />
the problem at the grassroots level.<br />
It is important not only that the water is tested, but that the<br />
people drinking the water are aware of the dangers of arsenic<br />
poisoning, and are provided with alternatives.<br />
Though the government has put forth initiatives before, they<br />
lost momentum and were unsuccessful.<br />
This cannot be allowed to happen again.<br />
With 5% of deaths in the country coming from arsenic<br />
poisoning, and its long-term effects well known, it is crucial that,<br />
this time round, we tackle this problem head on.<br />
It is important not only<br />
that the water is tested,<br />
but that the people<br />
drinking the water are<br />
aware of the dangers<br />
More than two’s a<br />
crowd<br />
Just because something is not illegal<br />
does not make it right<br />
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PAGE 15<br />
We have the potential,<br />
now we need the skills<br />
With over 2.2 million young people entering<br />
Bangladesh’s work force every year, we should<br />
have all the manpower we need to tackle the<br />
various challenges that plague the country.<br />
Unfortunately, according to reports, some three quarters<br />
of these workers do not have the adequate skills to take the<br />
country forward.<br />
Many who are equipped with the right skills choose to<br />
look for work overseas, with more than seven million people<br />
leaving in 2016.<br />
With our mounting problems and the increasing brain<br />
drain, it is important that we come up with long-term<br />
solutions to the skill shortage here at home.<br />
We need to train our workers here, and give them the<br />
opportunities they deserve so that they are incentivised to<br />
stay in the country.<br />
These young worker have the potential to truly take<br />
our country forward on the path towards not only middleincome<br />
status, but towards solving the issues of corruption,<br />
infrastructural inadequacy, and climate change, among<br />
others, which continue to derail us.<br />
We need to train our<br />
workers here, and give<br />
them the opportunities<br />
they deserve