debate between Education v. Effective Education: how diverse streams in Bangladeshi education affect and are affected by these four criteria of RTE. The World Conference on Education for All has emphasised upon the concept of effective education from the perspectives of ‘basic learning needs’: these are essential learning tools (such as literacy, oral expression, numeracy, and problem solving) and the basic learning content (such as knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes) required by human beings to be able to survive, to develop their full capacities, to live and work in dignity, to participate fully in development, to improve the quality of their lives, to make informed decisions, and to continue learning.117 In doing so, the study shall also evaluate the system in ensuring human development on these criteria. 4.5 RTE in ensuring Human Development Development of the Citizens Citizens of Bangladesh The concept of human development ensues exploring and flourishing the potentials of an individual to the greatest possible extent. Human development as a dimension of right to self determination has been well recognised in modern human rights jurisprudence. Human development constitutes a core element of ensuring the dignity of human entity. The UN Declaration on Right to Development 1982 defines development as a ‘comprehensive economic, social, cultural and political process, which aims at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in the development and in the fair distribution of benefits resulting therefrom.’118 RTE as a human right forms a core element of human dignity and comprises dual aspects: the development of the individual; and the promotion of respect for human rights.119 RTE operates as an instrument for Right to Development because the most fundamental aspect of education is that ‘education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality’.120 It strengthens the capacity of the individual to participate fully, effectively and responsibly and effectively in a free society in the spirit of understanding peace and tolerance: meaning it facilitates to achieve each 117 UNESCO World Declaration on Education For All (1990) art. 1 United Nations General Assembly UNGS A/RES/41/128 of 4 December 1986 Declaration on Right to Development (the preamble) ‘Selected Human Rights Documents, Interim Report On The Right To Education’ (n 13) 110-133 CESCR General Comment No. 13: The Right to Education (Art. 13) (adopted on 8 December 1999) 118 119 120 Page | 45