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'Pahela Boishakh' is the first day of Bangla New Year. The day is a public holiday. This day has a special significance for us as it forms a part of Bangalee culture and tradition. People from all walks of life, irrespective of their ethnic identity or religious beliefs, celebrate the day with traditional festivities. On this day, the whole of Bangladesh is in a festive mood. The day inspires people to start life with renewed hopes and aspirations.

Every year the day is celebrated traditionally. People wake- up early in the morning, have a bath and wear traditional clothes. Women wear white sarees with red borders and adorn themselves with colourful churis and flowers, while men dress themselves in pajamas and punjabis. It is a day when people love eating traditional food. One of the most colourful events of the day is held in Dhaka. Early in the morning, people in hundreds and thousands pour in from all directions to attend the cultural function at Ramna Batamul organised by Chhayanaut. The cultural programme begins just at sunrise and the renowned artists of the countriy take part in the programme that starts with the famous Tagore-song Esho-he-Boishakh, Esho Esho ...... Artists also sing traditional folk songs, and perform classical dances to the rhythm of musical instruments.

People also come to join the colourful processions, the biggest carnival of the country, organised by the Fine Arts students of Dhaka University. The procession usually displays the traditional practices of Bangalee culture. The masks and wreaths worn by the people are so fascinating! Often they symbolise contemporary worries or happiness in the national life. It attracts an increasing number of foreign tourists every year.

The day is also observed all over the country. Different social and cultural organisations and educational institutions celebrate the day with their own cultural programmes.

On this day, newspapers bring out special supplements. There are also special programmes on the radio and television. The celebration of Pahela Boishakh marks a day of cultural unity for the whole nation.

Our motherland is culturally very rich. We have our traditional festivals. Pahela boishakh is one of them. It is celebrated by all people (a) ___ of any identity or (b) ___ It encourages (c) ___ to begin a new (d) ___ with new (e) ___ Everyone wears traditional cloths and eats traditional food on this day.

The scarcity of food will be a serious problem. It is true that our agriculturists have developed new varieties of rice and its per acre production has definiely increased. But the rate of increase in food production cannot keep pace with the rate of population growth. This is because our land is fixed. Besides, families are growing larger in size and breaking into smaller families. Each such family needs a separate house to live in. Also the arable fields are being divided by these smaller families among themselves. Mills and factories are being set up, which occupy a considerable portion of our land. So when we need more land to grow more food to feed more mouths, our land is shrinking day by day. If our population grows at the present rate, a day will come when many people will not find any land to build a house on.

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Population growth causes a variety of problems. Food crisis comes (a) — of all as it is getting very acute day by day. Though (b) — are trying harder so that farmers can grow (c) — crops, it is still a big challenge to fulfill the demand of food. Again, (d) — is another problem. It also (e) — much problem to the food crisis.

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The footpaths are occupied by floating people. They are living in some makeshift houses. I simply cannot think how father, mother, grandfather, grandmother and kids are living in such a tiny place. Within few yàrds in their possession, they are sleeping, socializing, cooking and even beautifying themselves. These people are living in such an inhuman condition! This cannot be the picture of life in a civilized society. Also, they are polluting the area. They are the least bothered about their health and hygiene. They have their own home and identity at their own village. They are here thinking that the city life will make their life better. What an irony! Human flow from the rural areas to the urban areas is a big social problem in many countries like ours. These floating people are definitely a burden to the cities where they migrate. When the number is huge, it is difficult for any state to rehabilitate them quickly. People become rootless sometimes due to climate change, river erosion, social discrepancies or poverty. However, we cannot solve this problem overnight. But we can take steps to improve their lifestyle.

The floating people live on footpaths in some makeshift houses. They are sleeping, socializing, cooking and even beautifying themselves within few yards that they (a) —-. In short, these people are (b) —- in an inhuman condition. The floating people (c) —- to the city because they think that the city life will make their life better. We should (d) —- forward to help the floating people so that they can (e) —- basic health, hygiene, and ethics.

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'Heritage' is what we inherit from the past; live with in the present and then pass on to our children or future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is our cultural and natural heritage. When we speak of 'World Heritage', it indicates places and sites that we. inherited from the past and pass on to the future generation of the entire world.

The 'Shat Gambuj Mosque' in Bagerhat is such a heritage. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Originally, the historic Mosque City was known as 'Khalifatabad'. It is situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town---not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan in the $15^{\text {th }}$ century. The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments. Baked bricks were used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city was dominated by the tradition of Islamic architecture and the decorations were a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.

Heritage is a kind of pride of a (a) — Among our heritages, the 'Shat Gombuj Mosque' is (b) — in Bagerhat. Bagerhat was (c) — Khalifatabad in the past. Ulugh Khan Jahan Ali, a (d) — general and saint, built this mosque in $15^{\text {th }}$ (e) — . It is unique in its architectural features.