Mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon. Mr. Islam was very brilliant as a student. He took his higher education from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. He then came back home and started advanced farming. He has two other brothers who are graduates in different disciplines. The specialty of the Islam family is that they all are living in their village and all are renowned in their own fields. Mr. Islam's younger brother who is a Rajshahi University graduate, is a science teacher in a local school. His youngest brother is a Social Science graduate who likes to start a local NGO to work for this area. When asked, "What makes you decide to stay here in this village?" Mr. Islam smiled and said, "Look, it's true that we could leave this village for city life. I could be a banker or my brothers could be bureaucrats. But it did not attract us. We are sons of this soil. Yes, we have education but does education prepare a person only to be an officer? Don't we have any obligation to the soil that has made us what we are?" He also added that not every educated individual should be a job seeker. He added that since his discipline was agriculture, after his education he took the occupation of a farmer. In response to the question whether they had any frustration living in a village, he confirmed that they were indeed very pleased with their life. He said. "I work in my own farm, stay with my family members, pass time with my old friends, and sleep at my own home. All these count a lot."
Mr. Islam is right. Many people go to cities and forget or loosen their roots knowingly or unknowingly. Mr. Islam and his brothers are great, they haven't forgotten their roots. They not only stuck to their own roots, they have been torch bearers for others to be respectful of their roots.

1.

Choose the best answer from the alternatives : 1x10 = 10
(a) Mainul started ----- farming in his village.
(i) traditional (ii) outdated (iii) conventional (iv) modern
(b) Which of the following words is the closest meaning of 'qualified'?
(i) Potential (ii) Powerful (iii) Proficient (iv) Palatial
(c) Where did Mainul Islam take his higher education from?
(i) BUET (ii) BAUM (iii) DU (iv) RU
(d) "People forget their roots" ----- What does 'root' mean here?
(i) Place of birth and its surroundings (ii) Country side
(iii) Lower portions of trees (iv) World heritage
(e) Mainul Islam has a ----- to the soil.
(i) contract (ii) purpose (iii) objection (iv) debt
(f) We are 'sons of the soil' means -.
(i) they belong to the land (ii) they don't want to be rootless
(iii) their root lies in the soil (iv) they are closely attached to their soil
(g) Which of the following best suits as a title of the above passage?
(i) pull of roots (ii) commitment to the native land
(iii) respect to the soil (iv) gratefulness to the soil
(h) Mr. Islam ----- in the roots.
(i) works (ii) studies (iii) trains (iv) believes
(i) Mr. Islam and his brothers had ----- opportunity or quality to lead a city life.
(i) few (ii) every (iii) improbable (iv) no
(j) What should the individual be?
(i) Should be job seeker (ii) Should be employed
(iii) Should be a doctor (iv) Should be self-employed

উত্তর

(a) (iv) modern
(b) (iii) Proficient
(c) (ii) BAUM
(d) (i) Place of birth and its surroundings
(e) (iv) debt
(f) (iv) they are closely attached to their soil
(g) (ii) commitment to the native land
(h) (iv) believes
(i) (ii) every
(j) (iv) Should be self-employed

Mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon. Mr. Islam was very brilliant as a student. He took his higher education from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. He then came back home and started advanced farming. He has two other brothers who are graduates in different disciplines. The specialty of the Islam family is that they all are living in their village and all are renowned in their own fields. Mr. Islam's younger brother who is a Rajshahi University graduate, is a science teacher in a local school. His youngest brother is a Social Science graduate who likes to start a local NGO to work for this area. When asked, "What makes you decide to stay here in this village?" Mr. Islam smiled and said, "Look, it's true that we could leave this village for city life. I could be a banker or my brothers could be bureaucrats. But it did not attract us. We are sons of this soil. Yes, we have education but does education prepare a person only to be an officer? Don't we have any obligation to the soil that has made us what we are?" He also added that not every educated individual should be a job seeker. He added that since his discipline was agriculture, after his education he took the occupation of a farmer. In response to the question whether they had any frustration living in a village, he confirmed that they were indeed very pleased with their life. He said. "I work in my own farm, stay with my family members, pass time with my old friends, and sleep at my own home. All these count a lot."
Mr. Islam is right. Many people go to cities and forget or loosen their roots knowingly or unknowingly. Mr. Islam and his brothers are great, they haven't forgotten their roots. They not only stuck to their own roots, they have been torch bearers for others to be respectful of their roots.

2.

Answer the following questions : 2 x 6 = 12
(a) What made Mainul Islam come back to his village?
(b) What is the speciality of the Islam family?
(c) How may Mr. Mainul and his brothers be our model?
(d) "Every educated individual should not be a job seeker,"- Do you agree? Why?
(e) What helps Mr. Islam lead a pleasing life?
(f) "It's true that we could leave this village for a city life," -What does Mainul Islam want to mean by this?

উত্তর

(a) Mainul Islam's love for his roots and obligation to the soil made him come back to his village.

(b) The speciality of the Islam family is that all the brothers are educated, live in their village and are renowned in their own fields.

(c) Mr. Mainul and his brothers may be our model because they use their education for their own village and remain respectful to their roots.

(d) Yes, I agree. Every educated person should not be a job seeker because education can also help a person become self-employed and serve society in different ways.

(e) Working on his own farm, staying with family members, passing time with old friends and sleeping at his own home help Mr. Islam lead a pleasing life.

(f) By this, Mainul Islam means that he and his brothers had the ability and opportunity to live in a city, but they chose village life because it attracted them more.

21 February is observed as Shaheed Dibosh every year throughout the country in remembrance of the martyrs of language movement of 1952. The commemoration begins at the early hours of the day with mourning songs that recall the supreme sacrifices of our language martyrs. People wear black badges and go to the Shaheed Minar in barefoot processions, singing mourning songs. They place wreaths at the Minar. Many of them visit the graves of the martyrs at Azimpur graveyard and pray for them. They also attend various programmes organised in remembrance of the language martyrs.

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) on 17 November in 1999 proclaimed February 21 as the International Mother Language Day in recognition of the sacrifices of the martyrs for the rightful place of Bangla. Two Bangladeshi expatriates living in Vancouver in Canada, Rafiqul Islam and Abdus Salam, sent a proposal to Kafi Anan, the then Secretary General of United Nations. They requested him to declare 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. They added that the decision will honour and save all extinct languages of the world. As per their logical expectations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina then took prompt initiative by sending formal proposal to UNESCO. Finally, on 17 November 1999, UNESCO declared 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. The day is now annually observed worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

3.

Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the passage : 1 x 5 = 5

21 February is (a) ----- as the International Mother Language Day not only in Bangladesh, but also worldwide. We (b) ----- this day as Shaheed Dibosh every year. The people of Bangladesh observe the day with (c) ----- songs to (d) ----- respect to the martyrs. They go to the Shaheed Minar (e) ----- wearing black badges.

উত্তর

(a) observed
(b) observe
(c) mourning
(d) pay
(e) barefoot

21 February is observed as Shaheed Dibosh every year throughout the country in remembrance of the martyrs of language movement of 1952. The commemoration begins at the early hours of the day with mourning songs that recall the supreme sacrifices of our language martyrs. People wear black badges and go to the Shaheed Minar in barefoot processions, singing mourning songs. They place wreaths at the Minar. Many of them visit the graves of the martyrs at Azimpur graveyard and pray for them. They also attend various programmes organised in remembrance of the language martyrs.

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) on 17 November in 1999 proclaimed February 21 as the International Mother Language Day in recognition of the sacrifices of the martyrs for the rightful place of Bangla. Two Bangladeshi expatriates living in Vancouver in Canada, Rafiqul Islam and Abdus Salam, sent a proposal to Kafi Anan, the then Secretary General of United Nations. They requested him to declare 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. They added that the decision will honour and save all extinct languages of the world. As per their logical expectations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina then took prompt initiative by sending formal proposal to UNESCO. Finally, on 17 November 1999, UNESCO declared 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. The day is now annually observed worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

4.

Match the parts of sentences given in columns 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write seven complete sentences : 1 x 7 = 7

Column A	Column B	Column C
(a) 21 February is celebrated	(i) join the mourning	(i) in recognition of the sacrifices of the martyrs.
(b) The commemoration procession begins	(ii) us of the supreme sacrifice	(ii) martyrdom to establish the rightful place of Bangla.
(c) People from all walks of life	(iii) with mourning songs	(iii) and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
(d) The UNESCO proclaimed February 21	(iv) promotes the awareness of linguistic	(iv) by our language martyrs.
(e) Mourning songs remind	(v) throughout the country	(v) in remembrance of the martyrs of the language movement.
(f) 21 February is originally connected	(vi) as the International Mother Language Day	(vi) wearing black badges.
(g) The worldwide observation of the day	(vii) with Bengali heroes who embraced our language martyrs.

উত্তর

(a) 21 February is celebrated throughout the country in remembrance of the martyrs of the language movement.

(b) The commemoration procession begins with mourning songs in remembrance of the martyrs.

(c) People from all walks of life join the mourning procession wearing black badges.

(d) The UNESCO proclaimed February 21 as the International Mother Language Day in recognition of the sacrifices of the martyrs.

(e) Mourning songs remind us of the supreme sacrifice by our language martyrs.

(f) 21 February is originally connected with Bengali heroes who embraced martyrdom to establish the rightful place of Bangla.

(g) The worldwide observation of the day promotes the awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

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