Dr Fehmida Mirza, Speaker has urged the nation to pledge for enhancing the respect and dignity of teachers in the society as ordained by the religious, social and cultural values. She said, "we should take all measures to restore dignity, honour and respect of the teachers in society to promote education in real sense".
She said this in her message in connection with World's Teachers Day to be observed world-wide under the auspices of United Nation (today) 5th October. Dr Fehmida Mirza said that teachers are the greatest builders because they give vision and direction to the youth who are future of a nation. She said that the teachers serve as a guide to deliver people from darkness of ignorance, show them the light of knowledge and help put nation on the path of development and progress.
The teachers besides teaching, also concentrate on promoting wisdom, integrity, character and tolerance among the students so that they could become good citizens, she added.
The Speaker said that a nation can only prosper if it gives due respect and honour to its teachers. She regretted that in the past teachers had been neglected in our society. She assured the teaching community that they were important members of the society. She said teaching has been universally acclaimed as one of the noblest of professions.
Dr Fehmida Mirza said that promotion of education was top priority of the present government and had taken a number of initiatives for the uplift of education in the country including welfare of teachers by enhancing the pays of the teachers, allocation of substantial funds for the establishment of educational institutions and provision of free books to the students. She called upon the civil society organisations and individuals to come forward and supplement the efforts of the government in this noble cause. She also urged the teachers to work hard and acquire the latest knowledge and skills in order to better guide and train the students so that they could play an effective role in nation building.