Well-educated citizens essential for honest leadership, democracy: CA
Sunday, 9 September 2007
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday said conscious and well-educated citizen is essential for the success of the nation's effort to establish honest leadership and real democracy by uprooting corruption in the country, reports UNB.
It is also necessary to set up a knowledge-based enlightened society through establishing good governance and ensuring justice and human rights, and to keep the wheels of the economy moving, he said.
"For this, today it is very urgent to enlighten all citizens with the light of education in the shortest possible time."
The CA made the remarks formally while inaugurating the main programme marking the International Literacy Day 2007 at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
This year's theme of the Literacy Day is 'Literacy: Key to Health and Wellbeing'.
Fakhruddin said ensuring quality education for all is one of the major national issues while eradicating illiteracy within the shortest possible time is now the prime challenge.
He said combined effort by all is essential to face the challenges and implement the initiatives already taken.
Apart from the government, he said, it is also essential to build up firm institutional foundation comprising private organisations, representatives of civil society and elite in conducting the schools.
Strengthening supervision is necessary for ensuring quality education and for its expansion, he added.
The CA called upon teachers, guardians, officers and employees, governing committees of schools, NGOs and members of civil society to work together in this regard.
He said education has been recognised as the most effective weapon for attaining rapid and sustainable socioeconomic development, and in poverty alleviation and empowering people.
A national working plan has been adopted to ensure quality education for all to fulfill the constitutional obligation and the country's pledge to the international community, he added.
Referring to the current national budgetary allocation of about Tk 125 billion (12,500 crore) for education and technology sectors, Fakhruddin expressed the hope that this would play a meaningful role in the country's sustainable economic growth.
He said various measures, including implementation of compulsory primary education, are being carried out across the country to raise the literacy rate to 90 per cent by the year 2015.
It is also necessary to set up a knowledge-based enlightened society through establishing good governance and ensuring justice and human rights, and to keep the wheels of the economy moving, he said.
"For this, today it is very urgent to enlighten all citizens with the light of education in the shortest possible time."
The CA made the remarks formally while inaugurating the main programme marking the International Literacy Day 2007 at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
This year's theme of the Literacy Day is 'Literacy: Key to Health and Wellbeing'.
Fakhruddin said ensuring quality education for all is one of the major national issues while eradicating illiteracy within the shortest possible time is now the prime challenge.
He said combined effort by all is essential to face the challenges and implement the initiatives already taken.
Apart from the government, he said, it is also essential to build up firm institutional foundation comprising private organisations, representatives of civil society and elite in conducting the schools.
Strengthening supervision is necessary for ensuring quality education and for its expansion, he added.
The CA called upon teachers, guardians, officers and employees, governing committees of schools, NGOs and members of civil society to work together in this regard.
He said education has been recognised as the most effective weapon for attaining rapid and sustainable socioeconomic development, and in poverty alleviation and empowering people.
A national working plan has been adopted to ensure quality education for all to fulfill the constitutional obligation and the country's pledge to the international community, he added.
Referring to the current national budgetary allocation of about Tk 125 billion (12,500 crore) for education and technology sectors, Fakhruddin expressed the hope that this would play a meaningful role in the country's sustainable economic growth.
He said various measures, including implementation of compulsory primary education, are being carried out across the country to raise the literacy rate to 90 per cent by the year 2015.