Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal learning at an institution like a school, college, or university. It is a kind of mental and intellectual training which provides opportunities of growth and helps to meet challenges and overcome obstacles to progress. Again, the purpose of education is to enlighten. (G) the individual and develop his/her capacity to the limit.
It is also the business of education to train individuals to make the right choices to go ahead. It ennobles our mind and refines our sensibility. It also broadens our outlook and helps us become aware of our rights and responsibilities. Education is one of the basic needs of a human being and is essential for any kind of development. The poor socio-economic condition of Bangladesh can be largely attributed () to most people's inaccessibility to education. Many illiterate people do not have any knowledge of health, sanitation and population control. If they were educated, they could live a healthy and planned life.
Education teaches how well and how to spend well. It enables us to make the right choices in life and to perform our duties properly. It enhances our ability to raise crops, store food, protect the environment and carry out our social responsibilities. It is only education which can help us to adopt a rational attitude. It provides us with an enlightened awareness (1) about things and this awareness is the prerequisite for social development.
Bangladesh is a small country but has a huge population. Most people here live below the poverty line and cannot therefore afford to educate their children. Many poor children either drop out of school after just a few years or simply do not go to school at all. Despite this situation, we have far too many students to educate compared the number of institutions available. Bangladesh needs more schools, colleges and universities to provide education for the increasing number of students. But owing to financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the requisite number of educational institutions.
At present every educational institution is over-crowded and class size is unusually large. As facilities in these institutions are poor, students do not get a standard education. Moreover, many educational institutions in Bangladesh are troubled with politics and violence. Sometimes institutions are closed down to avoid clashes between rival groups of students. Such closures badly affect academic progress. Many private schools and colleges and coaching centres are being established here and there to provide educational facilities, but standard of education in these institution is not good. So it is necessary to provide true education for the greater interest of the country.
