BCS Written General Science

14. May Day

(a) What do you mean by May Day?
(b) Why is May Day important?
(c) What happened in the year 1886 in Chicago?
(d) Why is May day observed?
(e) Who sacrificed for May day?

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May Day is the day of international unity of the working class people. The observance of May Day in Bangladesh assumes a special significance in the light of the avowed principle of our state policy to establish an exploitation-free society and to stop man's inhumanity against his fellow men. In the year 1886 in the month of May, the workers, in the American city of Chicago, who were groaning under the pangs of exploitation, raised slogans for their recognition as men. Initially, that movement was to voice the time limit for work and basic facilities for the workers, so that they could live as human beings. This was no doubt a mortal blow to the moneyed class. In consequence, the streets of Chicago city were smeared with the warm blood of the workers. The capitalist government and its agents adopted every possible means to choke the voice of the workers. The leaders of the workers were hanged. But the undaunted workers came out successful sacrificing their life. The sacrifice made by the workers of the city of Chicago is remembered every year all over the world. But it is not only the day of commemoration of the martyred workers who fought for human rights. It is the day of inspiration of being untied for the realization of the demand of the workers. On this great May Day all workers should be united to lead the nation to the path of prosperity -path of progress and peace and to seat in a respected chair among the communities of the world. 

15. Necessity of Education 

(a) What is education? 

(b) What is its aim? 

(c) How is an illiterate person burden to a society? 

(d) What do you think about the necessity of education? 

(e) Can education really remove the darkness of ignorance? 

Education is the backbone of a nation. It is a formal process of institutional learning. Education is very much essential for the development of mind, soul and general outlook of a person. It also helps to broaden the mentality and intellectuality of human being, and also builds the personalities of a person to make his worth of meeting challenges. Obviously, education removes the darkness of ignorance. An illiterate person is unable to gain bookish knowledge from different sources unlike an educated person can do. An ignorant person is always considered a burden to a society. He cannot make a right choice, right decision in his own life. He does not acquire the abilities to earn enough for his living. He always takes help of others to do any kind of tasks. Other people have to give him a sense of direction and purpose. Thus he depends on others in every matter. Because of his ignorance he can never become resourceful. On the other hand the door of Knowledge is open to an educated person. Actually education promotes our personality; it teaches us patience and universal brotherhood. It also provides us with the knowledge of health, sanitation and population control. It enhances our ability to raise crops, increase industrial production, store food, protect the environment and carry out social responsibilities. We become conscious of our duties and responsibilities to our family as well as to our society through it. Education is a medium, which ennobles our mind and uplifts our senses. It brings national prosperity. It makes the people responsible citizen. A nation can achieve prosperity if the people of that country are educated. With this broadened perspective, we can go towards change for the better through education which can always train us for the best.