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Importance Of Education In Bangladesh

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According to the children Act (1989) and the disability discrimination act (1995) the definition of special educational needs (SEN) is when a child is abnormal if he is visually impaired, dumb, deaf, injuries, or suffers from a mental disorder or any other type of illnesses. The definition of a child having disability according to the act is if he or she has been diagnosed with long term physical or mental impairment therefore struggling to do the day to day tasks. Both of the acts are provided for schools to meet the child’s responsibilities with SEN, and also help the teachers to meet the needs for disabled children. Per to an article, Bangladesh defines education as an essential requirement for every child. Without education, it is difficult to progress for survival, security, advancement and the nature of a person’s life without training, thus education is the only way to develop. It is further added that ‘’no child should be treated differently only because of their race, religion, nationality or subjected to any disability. The government of Bangladesh have endorsed numerous legislation and policies to ensure quality to those children with special educational needs and disability. Few of the policies include; Education Policy (2000) and (2010) this policy expressed that to enable equity for special need children, the schools need to provide facilities to support them, Persons with Disability Welfare Act (2001) and many more. However, although having such policies,

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