Rikta Akter Banu
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Rikta Akter Banu is a nurse and the founder and teacher of the Learning Disability School. According to the BBC 100 Women list published in 2024.[1] she was selected as one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women in the world.[2]
She is a resident of Ramna Sarkar Bari area of Ramna Union, Chilmari Upazila, Kurigram District.[3]
Learning Disability School
The school was originally established with the aim of educating autistic or learning-disabled children. Later, children and adolescents with various physical and mental disabilities were also enrolled here. Rikta Akter Banu, the founder of the school, has a daughter who was diagnosed with autism or cerebral palsy. She attempted to admit her daughter to a local school but was unsuccessful. As a result, she decided to establish a school herself to provide education for children with special needs.[4]