Family no more a trusted institution!

Family is an institution which regulates the socialisation process of children. In a family, every member shares emotions and shoulders one another's responsibilities.

Nowadays the family scene has remarkably changed. Family members feel less about one another and are becoming self-centric and even selfish. Trust, the main strength of family bond, is diminishing. 

Housewives are frequently subjected to torture by husbands for dowry and other illicit purposes. Everyday both print and electronic media carry stories of breach of trust by husband, wife, children of the family.

I strongly feel that families should return to the old moral values when our family unit was strong. Family based on trust and mutual understanding can bring happiness and prosperity to the family members. 

Professor M Zahidul Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System, SAU, Dhaka