‘Education is the fundamental right of autistic children while state is responsible for creating congenial educational atmosphere for that kind of children’.
Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Professor Farzana Islam said this on Sunday while she was addressing a programme as the chief guest marking the ‘International Autism Awareness Day’ at Senate hall on the campus. The VC also said autistic children would be wealth for the nation if they could grow up with a special incentive care and all necessary facilities serve to them.
She also urged everyone to take care of them (autistic children) for making them wealth for the country. Presided over by JU Pro-VC Professor Abul Hossain, Dean of Law and Justice Faculty Professor Shikh Manjurul Haque, Professor of JU Archaeology department Asit Baran Pal, Secretary of JU Teachers’ Association (JUTA) Professor Kamrul Ahsan, and Syndicate Member Tariqul Islam addressed the programme, among others.
The Director of ‘Ananda Shala’, a special school for autistic children Professor Hanif Ali conducted the programme.
