Paragraph Name : Self-Employment

Answer: Self- employment means the condition in which an individual is engaged in monetary activities on his own without seeking employment from others. in a country like Bangladesh where poverty and unemployment go hand in hand,self employment can be a proper step towards the solution of unemployment and alleviation of poverty. It can bring about a change in the fate of a nation. Self- employment always teaches a man to stand upon his own feet. Its importance in individual and national life cannot be ignored. There is a vital role of self- employment in our country. Bangladesh is now under a tremendous pressure of unemployment and overpopulation. Government can’t provide employment to all the unemployed youths. Self employment may be the only reasonable way to solve the problem of find it difficult to start a business of their own. Though the government and NGOs have come up with many self-employment schemes, they are not enough to eradicate the unemployment problem. Self- employment schemes like cattle-raising, poultry farming fishing, carpentry, pottery, rice-husking,weaving and other handicrafts,etc are being taken. Many people have become self-reliant by starting such business taking soft loans through micro-credit system from various banks and NGOs. These need to be encouraged and the rural people must be trained in various vocational courses to increase self-employment among them.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: individual – স্বতন্ত্র, engage- যুক্ত হওয়া, monetary- আর্থিক, seek- খোঁজা, employment- চাকরি/ কাজ, poverty- দরিদ্রতা, solution- সমাধান, alleviation- হ্রাসকরন, fate- ভাগ্য, vital- গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, tremendous- ভীষন প্রকান্ড, pressure- চাপ

Paragraph Name : My Visit to a Baishakhi Fair

Answer: This year I have enjoyed a fair on Pahela Baishakh. The fair was held on occasion of Pahela Baishakh to celebrate the Bangla New Year. It lasted for two days. This fair was held on the bank of a river by the side of our village bazaar. I went there to visit and enjoy the fair. I went there on foot. On the way, I met many villagers. They were also going to the fair wearing new clothes. Since there were varied forms of amusements in the fair, I enjoyed visiting the place very much. Several merry-go rounds were also showing their tricks. I knew that I would not have much fun visiting the fair on my own. So, I was accompanied by my friends. Going there,I found handmade products of artisans and craftsmen, food items, various forms of potteries and other fashionable goods. I bought some of these. Besides these. to welcome the New Year, different songs were sung. I enjoyed the songs very much. It was really a new experience in my life. I felt very glad to explore the fair. It will remain fresh in my mind for a long time.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: enjoy- উপভোগ করা, occasion- উপলক্ষ, celebrate- উদযাপন, lasted- দীর্ঘায়িত হয়েছিল, held- অনুষ্ঠিত হওয়া, bank- নদীর তীর, visit- পরিদর্শন, trader- ব্যবসায়ি, pottery – মৃদশিল্প, goods- মালপত্র, handmade- হাতে তৈরি

Paragraph Name: E-learning

Answer: E learning the use of electronic media and communication technologies in education. Bernard Luskin a pioneer of e- learning says that the’e’ should be interpreted to mean “exciting, energetic, enthusiastic, emotional, extended, excellent,and educational and ” in addition to Electronic. E- learning includes numerous types of media for delivering text, audio, images, animation and streaming video etc. E-learning can occur in or our of the classroom. It is suited to distance learning and flexible learning. There are many advantages in online and computer based learning when compared to traditional face-to face courses and lectures. Class work can be scheduled around work and family. It reduces travel costs for students. Students can study anywhere, if they have access to a computer and internet connection. Students may select their level of knowledge and interest. They can develop knowledge of the Internet and computer skills that will help learners throughout their lives and careers. Successful completion of online or computer-based courses builds self=knowledge and self-confidence the students. There are a few disadvantages as well. Learner with bad study habits may fall behind. Students may feel isolated from the instructor and classmates. Instructor may not always be available when students are studying or need help. However,in addition to traditional learning, e- learning can help learners in many ways.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: communication- যোগাযোগ, media- মাধ্যম, interpret- ব্যাখ্যা করা, numerous- বহু/অসংখ্য, type- ধরন, image- ছবি, streaming- প্রবাহিত, occur- ঘটা, in or out- বাইরে ও ভিতরে, compare- তুলনা করা, select- বাছাই করা

Paragraph Name : Gender Equality

Answer: Gender equality does not imply that women and men are the same, but that they have equal value and should be accorded equal treatment. According to the United Nations, gender equality is, first and foremost a human right, Empowering women is also an indispensable tool for advancing development and reducing poverty. Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of their families and communities leading to improved prospects for the next generation. Therefore, gender equity is important not only for women, but also for society as a whole. Gender discrimination mostly prevails in the rural areas of Bangladesh where the people are illiterate, poor and helpless. In Bangladesh, men usually dominate the society and make decisions in the family matters. The poverty, illiteracy rapid growth of population etc are actively working as the main barriers. To bring in gender equality, we all should come forward to make people aware of the equal status of women. Especially, ensuring female education, raising mass awareness, avoiding social dogmas etc are very effective measures to get rid of this social stigma.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: Equality- সমতা, according to- অনুসারে, empowering women- নারীর ক্ষমতায়ন, indispensable- অপরিহার্য, gender- লিঙ্গ, prevail- প্রচলিত থাকা, dominate- প্রভাব বিস্তার, rural- গ্রামিন, decision- সিদ্ধান্ত।

Paragraph Name : The Uses and Abuses of Facebook

Answer: Facebook is one of the greatest and the most wonderful inventions of modern technology. Actually, Facebook is a social networking website intended to connect friend, family, and business. Users are able to search for friend and acquaintances by e-mail address, school, university, or just by typing a name or location for search. E- mail notifications let users know when new friend have chosen to add them to their list or when someone has sent a message to them within the system. A popular feature on Facebook is the ability to share photographs uploaded from a phone, camera, or hard drive. As with other private information, users have the option to allow only friends to see their pictures or anyone. There is an unlimited amount of storage available, which is a major advantage of Facebook’s photograph sharing capabilities. But it is now almost equally used and abused. Many young boys and girls become addicted to it and give more time on it than studies. Again, sometimes privacy is not ensured. Few immoral people post obscene pictures. Seeing these pictures, the tender minds of the youngsters are severely damaged. A long term bad effect can be seen in those adolescents. Besides, various crimes are being through it. For this reason, a few days ago the authority has closed its network sine die. In fact, it gives us entertainment but it should not be turned into a national obsession encouraging narcissism. Despite these few bad sides of Facebook, it has great importance for the communication of modern people at present. So we all should take all possible steps so that this blessing may not turn into a curse.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: civilisation- সভ্যতা, connect- সংযুক্ত করা, intend- উদ্দেশ্য, ability- সামর্থ্য, allow- অনুমতি দেয়া, tender- কোমল, severely- মারাত্মক ভাবে, available- সহজলভ্য, addicted- আসক্ত, privacy- গোপনীয়তা, crime- অপরাধ, curse- অভিশাপ।

Paragraph Name: Bangabandhu Satellite-1

Answer: A satellite refers to an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or another planet in order to collect information or for communication. The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications Satellite. The Satellite has been named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was designed and manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and its launch provider was SpaceX. Its launch station was Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, USA and the ground control stations are in Betbunia and Gazipur in Bangladesh. The satellite was expected to be located at the 119.1 East longitude geostationary slot. With a total mass of 3700 kg and powered by 2 deployable solar arrays and batteries, the expected longevity of the satellite is 15 years. The satellite provides Ku-band and C-band television broadcast and data relay services across Bangladesh and neighboring areas. This satellite will bring about enormous development and uninterrupted telecommunication system in Bangladesh. At present, the country’s television channels have been renting bandwidth from Chinese, Indian and Singaporean satellites at a cost of about 14 million a year. It is expected that Bangladesh will not only save such amount of money in the future, but also would earn a lot by letting other countries to lease the unused bandwidth. The launch of satellite Bangabandhu-1 by Bangladesh brings both prospects and challenges as it is expected to help the country save Foreign currency, while the challenges remain in effectively running the venture.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: artificial- কৃত্রিম, orbit- কক্ষপথ, geostationary- ভূ-সমলয়, launch- উৎক্ষেপ, longitude- দ্রাঘিমারেখা, mass- ভর, longevity- আয়ুষ্কাল, broadcast- সম্প্রচার, enormous- বিশাল, uninterrupted- নিরবিচ্ছিন্ন, prospect- সম্ভাবনা।

Paragraph Name : My Visit to A Book Fair

Answer: A fair is a collection of various things for entertainment arranged in stalls on a large open ground where a huge number of people gather and enjoy themselves. In other words, a fair can be defined as an exhibition of different types of products. Recently, I have visited a fair. It was the book fair popularly known as Ekushey Boi Mela. It was held on the premises of the Bangla Academy. I went there with my parents. In the fair, I saw hundreds of bookstalls selling and displaying different types of books. Almost all of the bookstalls were arranged by various famous publishers of our country. A few bookstalls were also organised by some leading cultural organisations of the country. As it was evening there was a huge rush of people in the fair. So, it was difficult to walk freely at that time. I along with my parents, went to a number of bookstalls. Outside the Bangla Academy premises,there were some attractive handicrafts made of cane and clay which attracted me much. While moving around we met prof. Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, a sagacious writer of Bengali literature. I bought three books written by Rabindranath Tagore. I also attended a seminar organised by the Bangla Academy. After passing some hours there, we started for home just after the sunset. Such a fair will certainly help our writers to enrich Bangla literature more.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: arranged – সজ্জিত stall- দোকান defined- সংজ্ঞায়িত premises- আঙ্গিনা handicraft- হস্তশিল্প cane- বেত clay- কাদামাটি enrich- সমৃদ্ধ করা various- বিভিন্ন gather- একত্রিত হওয়া attend- উপস্থিত থাকা।

Paragraph Name : Tree Plantation

Answer: Tree plantation refers to planting trees at a large scale in a planted way. Trees are our friends. They give us food and shelter as well as soothe our eyes with their green colour. They give us various kinds of fruits. they give us firewood as fuel for cooking. They give us timber for furniture, doors and windows, boats, electric poles, railway slippers,etc. They give us rubber too. Trees take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. Sufficient trees cause sufficient rainfall and prevent drought. Trees along the roadside the and coastal areas prevent erosion and tidal bore. But many inconsiderate people cut down trees at random for their selfish interest. So, we lose trees. Hence, tree plantation must be taken as a project. The more we plant trees, the more our environment will be balanced and greener. In Bangladesh, tree plantation is compulsory as we not have adequate forest areas required to maintain the ecological balance. Making people conscious of it by holding various seminars and meetings, tree plantation campaign may be successful. The mass media like TV and radio can play great roles to inspire tree plantation. To make life and environment healthy, the is no alternative to tree plantation.

English Word Meaning in Bangla: soothe- প্রশান্তি দেওয়া, produce- উৎপন্ন করা, sufficient- পর্যাপ্ত, at random- নির্বিচারে, inconsiderate- অবিবেচক, mass media- গনমাধ্যম, inspire- উৎসাহিত করা, tidal bore- জোয়ারের প্লাবন, refer- নির্দেশ করা, planned- পরিকল্পিত, shade- ছায়া, fuel- জ্বালানি।