Problems Of Overpopulation In Bangladesh

The populations of India and Bangladesh have been growing at a tremendous pace. This overpopulation has certain advantages, but there are many disadvantages too. Bangladesh has a population of over 160 million people which makes it one of the poorest countries with a large population. India has a population of about 1.34 billion, while about 25 percent of its citizens make less than 2 dollars every day. Overall, India and Bangladesh face many economic, social, health, and environmental challenges due to overpopulation. India’s population has been growing at a tremendous pace over the past decades. The population has been growing due to immigration and high birth rates. As a result, India’s economy has been growing significantly over the past

Bangladesh faces many economical problems because of overpopulation even though they’re economy has been increasing in the recent years (Quartz). One of the biggest problems in Bangladesh is political instability (World Bank). Since there are more and more people in Bangladesh, people can vote for a candidate who isn’t so qualified and cause a shift in the election. Also, if the wrong candidate is chosen by these new people, the candidate can cause the economy to crash. A major political issue in many countries and especially in Bangladesh is the dowry system. The dowry system is a system where a woman must give her husband’s family a very nice gift and he must accept it when they get married. There are major flaws with the dowry system. First, if the husband’s family doesn’t like the gift, they brutally attack or even kill the bride or members of her family. Another problem with the dowry system is that brides’ families are spending a huge chunk of their money to get a gift which can often make a family poor. Overpopulation plays a huge role in the dowry system. Since there are so many women moving into and being born in the country, they get married early so they don’t live poor and find a man who makes money. The more women there are in the country, the more people will be using the dowry system and continuing it. One of the major health problems caused by overpopulation in Bangladesh is the Infant Mortality Rate. Roughly 240 infants per 100,000 live births die. (K4 Health). Due to overpopulation, many families in poverty are having children which they aren’t able to properly give birth to. This is because those families don’t have access to quality medical technologies. One of the major environmental issues that Bangladesh faces is its pollution (Ahmed). Due to Bangladesh’s overpopulation issues, people are forced to pollute whether its soil, air, or water pollution. Also, when a