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Jamuna shoal people unaware of family planning

Our Correspondent, Tangail
People living at Jamuna shoals in Bhuapur and Kalihati upazilas of Tangail district have almost no idea about family planning and most of the families have five to 19 children.
Couple Insan Ali and Firoza Begum of Char Jungipur village has a total of eight children. four sons and four daughters.
Day labourer Insan along with his family members live in other's house as mighty Jamuna devoured his homesteads on seven occasions.
The entire family lives without food when Insan has no work
Firoza said they have no idea about family planning and no family planning workers came to them ever.
"Now I have realised that taking many children is no
good," she added.
Couple Omesa Begum and Ekram Akanda has a total of 19 children. Omesa is now 60 and she cannot identify her all children by name.
The couple has about 100 grand sons and grand daughters. But none of them has crossed the level of primary education.
Early marriage is a big problem for shoal people.
Although birth certificate is a must for marriage but local marriage registrars are not following the rule. They register marriages of local minor girls and boys by taking small amount of money, sources said.
The marriage of Mostofa and Jahanara of Beltiapara was held two years ago when they were only 14 and 12 respectively. The minor couple has no idea about birth control and they have now a baby.
It is alleged that local family planning workers are not performing their duties properly to motivate the shoal people to adopt birth control measures.
However, they claim that around 70 percent of couples at shoal areas now use different birth control methods.
Sources said the real picture is different. Most of the women at the shoals do not take birth control pill while only some women take pill but not regularly.
When contacted, Dr Majibul Haque, deputy director of the family planning directorate in Tangail, told The Daily Star that he would visit the shoal areas to get the actual picture of family planning there.
"Necessary steps will be taken against the family planning workers if their negligence to performing their duties is found," he added.