Listening Unheard Voices of the Age-old People: An Evidence-based Study in Bangladesh

Abstract

There are many problems in Bangladesh society, and few of them are visible, and few are invisible. The life of Age-old people is mostly unheard of the collected information. However, all acknowledge their contribution to family and society, as well national level. There is a Chinese proverb, “Death of an older person is the end of a library”. Besides, they are sometimes addressed `Old is Gold`; but in reality, the Age-old people are ignored fully in our present fabricated social structure. This study collected `evidence and testimonies` of twenty-five age-old people both male and female, in Bangladesh. Research revealed that most of them are suffering without minimal assistance from government and society, and it has intersectional characters also. Female is more sufferer than male, and it has another gender dimension. In a nutshell, both male and female, both are existing out-side of security circle. This article helps to understand the life-cycle of age-old people and make recommendations that will be helpful for aging and social policy area. For Bangladesh, they will be benefitted and get rid of an intersectional life cycle by implementation of the recommendations.