World cup cricket takes place every four years. Its sole organiarer is the ICC. It arranges, manages and organizes the world cup. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka  host the world cup 2011. This world cup is the tournament of fourteen countries. The fourteen nations tournament was inaugurated in Bangladesh on Feb. 19, 2011. It was held in the Sher-E-Bangla stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka. And it was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.


The inauguration was really spectacular. The inaugural celebration was started with our national anthem. The ICC officials, the diplomats and many others attended the ceremony. The tournament was divided into two groups- group A and group B. and each group consisted of seven teams. The countries which played in group A were Australia, Pakistan, New zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya. The countries which played in group B were Bangladesh, India, South Africa, England, West  indies, Netherlands and Ireland. The first match was held in Bangladesh. Each country played six matches in the first round. Though Bangladesh won three matches in the first mathes, it could not turn up in the quarter final.


From the begging, the people of Bangladesh were very much interested in the world cup. But they lost their eagerness when Bangladesh could not qualify for the quarter final. Ultimately India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final match. The final match was held on 2 April 2011 and it was enjoyable. India won the ICC World Cup Cricket-2011.

Price-Hike

Price-hike or the rising of prices of essential commodities is the most talked about issue of the present time. The price of the necessary commodities is getting sky high and out of the reach of the poor and the lower middle class people of the country.
There are a number of reasons behind the soaring prices of the daily necessaries. With the growth of the population there remains always a shortage of the production of the commodities like rice, fish, meat, milk and vegetables, oils etc.  This deficit in the production of daily essentials causes price-hike.
The dishonest businessman hoard essential products in their go downs with an ill motive to become rich overnight. As a result there is breakdown in the supply. These dishonest businessman have spread their network all over the country. They have formed an evil syndicate that fabricates schemes to raise the price of commodities. Smuggling and black marketing are also important factors that cause price-rise. The govt. is not strict to bring these dishonest businessman into book. Sometimes the international economy exercises an influence on the price-hike. The govt. policy for controlling price is not effective. There is also no proper mechanism to fix price for a product. There also prevails lack of proper monitoring system.
The poor and lower middle class people suffer intolerably for price-hike. They cannot afford to manage two square meals a day. They suffer unbearably due to malnutrition and other diseases. Many even die as they do not get medical facilities. In such situation no nation can prosper if its citizen do not get proper food and medical facilities.
The government should take proper initiatives to control price-hike to mitigate the sufferings of the common people. Strict laws regarding food price should be implemented and proper monitoring should be conduct. Above all, we should raise our voice against the unreasonable price-hike of the daily essentials.


Student life is the period for education and training. It is not desirable that students should waste their time and energies in affairs other than education. But living in a developing countries like ours, students have to render certain services for the development and progress of the nation. Students are in the process of learning and they can share their acquired knowledge with the

illiterate and deprived citizens of our country. They may run night schools and teach the poor and working children as well as uneducated adult people. If that is not possible, they can at least teach servants in their own houses. Besides teaching the three R’s- Reading, writing and Arithmetic, students can also teach the people about modern methods of cultivation, the use of fertilizers and the proper care of crops. They can also provide advice on earning methods, for example, weather to dig a pond for fish cultivation or to make a farm. They should also render social services during leisure time or during long vacations.
Students can take part in raising awareness regarding population problem. Population is growing in geometrical progression. If this growth remains unchecked, the economic security of the country will be at stake. The illiterate people of our country are full of prejudices and do not feel the necessity of family planning. Students may come forward to remove the wrong conceptions of the people. They can teach people the problems of over population and should encourage them to adopt the measures of family planning.
Students can teach people the rules of health and sanitation. They can teach them how to reduce pollution and how to lead a healthy life by staying neat and clean. Our uneducated people are very dirty. They have very little civic sense. They spit on the floor, throw garbages hither and thither creating troubles to the pedestrians. They should be convinced that these are harmful habits. Most of the people of our country are poor and illiterate. The food they take has very little nutritional value. So a large number of  people suffer from various diseases. the students can teach these people some basic treatments of diseases like dysentery and small infections.
Students can prove to be worthy during natural calamities. In times of flood, famine, cyclone, earthquake and epidemic, they can come forward to help the people in distress. They can collect food, clothes and medicine and distribute them amongst the people in need.

There are many other duties that students can perform as conscious citizens of a country. But not all students are aware of their duties. To have the country, every student should come forward with a helping hand. But in doing so, they should not forget that proper attention should be given to their education.

Role of students in 1971

Students are an integral part of society. In a society they enjoy individual liberty under common discipline. As society beings, they also enjoy certain rights and privileges. So as the members of the society they are obligation to perform certain duties to society.
In 1971 during the war of Liberation, the students played very vital role. The studenys expect a certain quarter of pro-Islamic parties, rose to the occasion. They whole-heatedly responded to the call of Sheikh Mujibar  Rahman. On March 01, 1971 the students forum assembled at the historic ‘Bottola’ of the University of Dhaka and hoisted for the first time the flag of Independent Bangladesh.
The declaration of independence was virtually the confirmation of the ‘Sarbadolio Chattra Sangram Parishad’s proclamation of independence.
The students, the main force of the country, took the responsibility of organizing the war. They motivated the general people of the country to take part in the war in any form. They went to India organized the people of all ages to take training and to face the occupation Pakistan forces. In doing this, they established a close link with other sections of people. They put their all out efforts to maintain strict discipline, which is an essential factor for a war.
The students not only took active role in facing the Pakistani occupation forces but also organized the war in liaison with all sections of people. They hardly hesitated to face the Pakistani forces and to sacrifice their in valuable lives for the independence of the country. In\fact the students were far more conscious of the legal rights than the general people. They took the opporession of the Pakistani government as a challenge and were determined to protest against it at any cost.
This is in fact, the outcome of their love for the motherland. With the dedication and determination of the young generation, the country achieved her independence on 16 December 1971 at the cost of a sea of fresh blood. Now we are the citizens of an independent country. We should be grateful to those young forces who laid down their invaluable lives for the sake of the country. We can express our views in Bengali.