Paragraph | Illiteracy

Illiteracy means the inability to read and write. An illiterate person does not know how to read and write. It is compared to darkness. It is obstacle to personal and national development and a social curse. Illiteracy is a great problem in Bangladesh. Most of the people of our country cannot read and write. For this reason, the literacy rate in Bangladesh is too low. It fact, it is too poor to be imagined. Statistics show that more than 40% people in Bangladesh are illiterate. There are many causes of illiteracy in Bangladesh. Poverty is the root cause of illiteracy. Majority of our people live below the poverty line. They do not manage two square meals a day. As a result, they can not send their children to schools. Lack of social awareness is another cause of illiteracy. There are many bad consequences of illiteracy. Some other problems like poverty, unemployment and terrorism are also arising due to illiteracy. However, we should come forward to remove illiteracy. Primary and secondary education must be made free and compulsory. Mass education programme should be undertaken to remove adult illiteracy from the society. Above all, social awareness must be arisen print and electric media can play vital role in this regard. I believe that Bangladesh will be free from the curse of illiteracy in the days ahead.