Bangladesh makes swimming lessons mandatory in schools

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Bangladesh makes swimming lessons mandatory in schools

DHAKA: Bangladesh has made swimming lessons mandatory in schools to try to save the thousands of children who drown every year, a government official said Thursday.
Around 18,000 children between the age of five and 17 drown in low-lying Bangladesh every year because they do not know how to swim, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

“It’s a huge figure, which is 20 times higher than Australia,” education secretary Nazrul Islam Khan told AFP.

He said schools had been ordered to use local ponds or swimming pools to teach their pupils to swim.Drowning has been described as a hidden epidemic in Bangladesh, a delta nation that floods frequently.


Bangladesh makes swimming lessons mandatory in schools - The Express Tribune

 

[Nike]

Knowing the danger is important too

 

[kaykay]

Its a good move I believe.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

This move is long overdue.

 

[Avisheik]

He said schools had been ordered to use local ponds or swimming pools to teach their pupils to swim.

Haha that reminds me of the time i was taught how to swim in our local pond.

Narikel baindha pushkuni te chubani dite hoito haha.

 

[Paranoid Android]

Good decision..Sooner or later they need it badly..

 

[utraash]

Good move bd will be the first under water country...... N salute to their foresightedness....

 

[indianBong]

Haha that reminds me of the time i was taught how to swim in our local pond.

Narikel baindha pushkuni te chubani dite hoito haha.

Bhai school e na barite???

 

[Stephen Cohen]

It is a very good idea for people
living in flood prone areas ; they can rescue themselves in a flood
without waiting for authorities to come and help

 

[Viny]

Very good decision,
I guess this should be made in every part of world where its possible.
Its a very healthy excersise and can be a life saver too.

 

[45'22']

Good Stuff
I don't know how to swim

 

[WAJsal]

Good Stuff
I don't know how to swim

Why is that ? too scared to try ?
On topic: a great decision ,everyone should know how to swim at least .

 

[Khalid Newazi]

And where exactly would they swim? There is no way something like this can be enforced in Dhaka and also village schools lack funds to provide basic education, let alone swimming.

Like always Hasina saying $hit will be done but nothing happens.

 

[janon]

Knowing to swim doesn't necessarily save one from drowning in rivers and seas. That's a whole different kettle of fish. But it is still a good move from a health perspective. Swimming is an excellent exercise at all ages.

But I'm curious, how would this be enforced? Will every school have a swimming pool or facilities? Surely that's not economically feasible?

 

[45'22']

Why is that ? too scared to try ?
On topic: a great decision ,everyone should know how to swim at least .

Didn't got the chance

Once my cousin threw me in a pond ....that was the first and last try lol

Knowing to swim doesn't necessarily save one from drowning in rivers and seas. That's a whole different kettle of fish. But it is still a good move from a health perspective. Swimming is an excellent exercise at all ages.

But I'm curious, how would this be enforced? Will every school have a swimming pool or facilities? Surely that's not economically feasible?

It does save people
But you have to be a good swimmer