Compulsory
Primary Education
The meaning of compulsory primary education is that all the
children upto the age of 10 must complete their education upto the level of
class V. Its purpose is to impart knowledge of reading, writing and simple
Arithmatic.
Illiteracy is a
curse. It is the root cause of poverty. No development programme can attain
success due to illiteracy. On the other hand education is the backbone of a
nation. It removes darkness and enlightens mind. It develops mental and moral
faculties of human being. Proper education makes a man realise his ultimate aim
in life. It helps a man enjoy a fuller and longer life• It also shows how
malnutrition, hunger and disease can be overcome. Therefore, universal primary
education has become a vital national issue.
Bangladesh is beset with many problems. So it is very
difficult to educate all the people within a short time. A large portion of the
children have not yet got the opportunity to go to primary schools.There are
about 44000 primary schools in our country which are not sufficient to provide
accommodation for all the children. By the year 2000 about 24000 new primary
schools will be required for providing accommodation to all the children.
Moreover the poor and illiterate parents do not realise the importance of
education. They engage their children in different work to earn money to
support their family. Considering all these problems, primary education should
be made free and compulsory.
In order to make the compulsory free primary education
programme successful we have to eradicate the problems that stand in the way of
it. Firstly the parents should be made to realise the importance of education.
More schools should be established so that no student is deprived of having
primary education. Poor students should be provided with books. pens, dresses
etc. free of cost. In order to build up good and efficient teachers, training
facilities should be arranged.
The government of our country has taken some steps to remove
illiteracy from the society. The year 1992 has started as the year for
universal education. For this purpose one Thana has been selected in every
district. All the children between ages from 5 to 7 must go to school. They are
taught free there. The government has also launched food for education
programme to inspire the poor parents to send their children to schools.
The prosperity and progress of our nation depends upon the
complete removal of illiteracy. For that implementation of compulsory free
primary education has become a crying need. If we are to take a rightful place
in the world, we have to bend all our resources and energies to this great
purpose without wasting time any more.
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