SDG 4: A Review of Challenges - Bangladesh Perspective

Abstract: Education is one of the most important factors for the development of human potential as well as socio-economic growth of every country. In Bangladesh it is also a constitutional right of the citizen. SDG 4 is one of 17 Global Goals that make up the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Achieving inclusive and quality education for all confirm the belief that education is one of the most powerful and proven vehicles for sustainable development. The main objective of the present study is to show the major challenges that hinder the success of SDG 4 in Bangladesh. Descriptive research method was employed and mostly secondary data were considered to conduct the study. It was found that at every stages of education there remain some challenges i.e. Poverty, lack of quality, lack of equal emphasis on each sector of education, insufficiency of education institutions and education materials; discrimination in the method of education system, inadequate proportion of education budget, non-availability of education loan, loss due to natural disaster etc. Finally the study recommends some suggestions to overcome these challenges.