Love of one's country and willingness to defend it is known as patriotism. A patriot is a person who loves his country so intensely that he is willing to die for it. But love of the motherland should not mean hatred of other countries. It is a positive and creative virtue because it makes one always think of the good of one's own country. Readiness to die if necessary, in defence of one's country; working for its advancement and redressing its shortcomings are indicative of patriotism. But, if we are fanatic and blind to our national defect, patriotism will become a danger. Parochial patriotism results in ultra-nationalism that was responsible for many a sanguinary war in the past. But true patriotism is divine and praise worthy. A true patriot is revered by his fellow country men. There goes a proverb that 'It is sweet and beautiful to die for one's own country.' Mere lipservice to one's country is not patriotism rather it must be supported by actual work for country's advancement and prosperity.
Role of Mobile Banking Service for Economic Development of Bangladesh
Having access to mobile banking services help drive economic development. People can escape poverty through financial services that help them to invest propely in their health, education, and businesses. The current situation of mobile banking services in Bangladesh is that many banks have mobile banking services but this is still considered as not enough by many financial experts and economists to cover 164.7 million people. Rural people, especially the illiterate population find it difficult to take advantage of traditional banking that requires a lot of paperwork. Moreover most of the banks' customers live in urban areas. This scenario has led to the financial gap for the country. To fill this gap, mobile financial service (MFS) was launched between the time range of 20102011 by Trust Bank, Dutch Bangla Bank (Rocket) and Brac Bank (bKash). Since the launch of MFS, it has proved to be the finest integration of finance an technology in Bangladesh. Mobile banking services have significantly contributed to rural-urban fur flow as efforts are being made to popularize mobile money as a viable alternative to physical and plastic money. Mobile technology is one of the financial innovations, which has multi-dimensional impacts. In technical terms, it improves efficiency and financial inclusion. The need for mobile financial services has brought major changes in financial products and institutional structure. It can reach low income and micro and small entrepreneurs which will have wider impact including growth and poverty alleviation.
Importance of Learning Mother Language
Mother Language is the initial language one learns as a baby; the language one grows up knowing. This language is also known as the native language. A child first comprehends what is around its through the language he hears its mother communicating before it. Mother language is valuable due to several reasons. Mother language is crucial in framing the thinking and emotions of people. A language plays an essential part in the life of a human being. The language facilitates a comprehension of the surrounding learning of concepts and attaining of various skills. A child who ably learns its mother tongue from the initial parts of its lives, a masses extensive language skills. Additionally, this language cultivates confidence and a sense of self worth to a child in learning other things. Mother tongue develops a strong foundation for learning additional languages. Children are capable of learning multiple languages while young. Therefore, having a strong foundation in their mother's language equips them the skills to learn other languages. Grammer that develops when a child learns their native language is easily transferable, where by, a child can easily guess the meaning or read between the meanings of words in different languages. Mother language develops a personal and cultural indentity. The mother language creates job opportunities. Increased immigration and population growth of international students who speak other languages other than English characterize the society. Thus, to facilitate effective communication and understanding of each other, different sectors of the economy, such as schools health and in businesses, necessitates the need for an understanding of different languages. Consequently, the necessity for persons competent in different languages arises in the job market. Understanding and fluency in various native dialects hence give individuals an upper hand in becoming language specialist, thus, gainfully emplayed. Mother tongue elicits the development of strong family bonds. In various households, particularly those of immigrants, some family members such as grand parents and parents don't understand English commonly utilized in different countries. Thus, when a child grows up with emphasis on speaking in a language other than their mother tongue, results in a linguistic gap with some family members, consequencing in an emotional disconnect with other family members. The knowledge of the native language is a crucial aspect of a person's life. It not only stimulates their confidence but also creates awareness of their individual and cultural identity facilitates learning and adoption of other languages, creates job opportunies and keeps families tightly knit.
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