Arsenic pollution /
problem has become one of the talked topics of our country at present. It has
spread throughout whole Bangladesh in an epidemic form. Arsenic is a poisonous
chemical element mixed with water. This poisonous element is found in ground
water, such as tube-well water. In different countries, arsenic contamination
in water supplies is known to have been caused by dissolving geological
deposits which naturally occur from industrial discharges and from uses of
pesticides. If a man drinks arsenic contaminated water, he is affected by
disease and after many days the symptoms are found. The disease caused by
arsenic is known as arsenicosis. Poisoning by arsenic is slow process. It
damages the kidneys, the liver, the skin and even the nerves system of body.
Long term poisoning might cause also death of the sufferers. Many people in our
country are suffering from arsenicosis and many more are being affected
everyday. For the prevention of arsenicosis, we should drink only arsenic-free
water. Besides this, we have to eat a healthy and balanced diet. To ensure
supply of arsenic-free water, we should sink deep tubewells. Water treatment
plant should be established in the rural areas and the arsenic contaminated
tubewells should be identified by red colour. We should remember that arsenic
poison cannot be removed by boiling or filtering water. So, all of us should be
conscious of arsenic poison and should be careful about using water. It is a
hopeful matter that various agencies in the health and water sector such as
NIPSOM, DPHE, BWDB and others have begun sampling well-water and looking for
medical symptoms as evidence of arsenic contamination and its affected area and
they are trying to solve the problem.
Globalisation: A new notion of global interaction
Globalisation means
internationalisation. It is a phenomenon involving the integration of
economics, cultures, governmental policies, and the movements around the world.
Trade and investment between countries have promoted interdependence and the
world‘s economies for centuries. What is now called globalisation, however,
represents an exponential acceleration of the integration process. It has been
formed by the leading countries of the world. Nowadays the world is linked as
never before due to advances in communication and transportation and also due
to trade agreements that have lowered or eliminated barriers or borders in the
exchange of goods. So our world has become a global village. As a result,
similar goods are sold around the world for similar prices. The highly
integrated financial and commodity markets see price movements in one part of
the world instantaneously reflected in other major markets. The BBC, CNN, MTV
and the Internet have accelerated the integration of global culture. Science
and technology have also accelerated this global process. So, teenagers around
the world watch the same videos, listen to the same music and wear the same
clothes. However, we can say that globalisation may bring happiness for us all
only if we can make a mutual understanding, otherwise it will not only become a
threat to a developing nation but also ruin our existence and may turn us into
parasites.
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