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TEXTBOOK-DISTRIBUTION
260.86 crore free textbooks distributed in nine years
DHAKA, Nov 12, 2018 (BSS) – The government distributed 260.86 crore
textbooks for free among the pre-primary, primary, secondary, ebtedayee and
SSC level students in the last nine academic years.
“The government has distributed 260,85,91,290 copies of free textbooks
among students across the country during the last nine years,” National
Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) chairman Prof Narayan Chandra Saha told
BSS here today.
He said the government distributed all textbooks free of cost among
students on the very first day of new academic year.
The education ministry sources said the free textbooks were distributed
among students of pre-primary, (languages of ethnic groups), primary (Bangla
and English version, secondary, ebtedayee, dakhil, SSC vocational/technical,
brail for visually challenged students across the country.
Prof Narayan said the government distributed 35,42,90,162 free textbooks
among the primary and secondary level students in the academic year 2018.
“We are giving guidelines for teachers to make creative question paper
systems easily understandable among the students,” he added.
In 2018, nearly 44 million schoolchildren across the country celebrated the
Textbook Festival receiving books free of cost for their new classes on the
first day of the New Year joining the festivity at schools and madrasahs
across the country.
Education ministry officials said 35,42,90,162 textbooks were distributed
among 4,37,06,895 students of pre-primary, primary, ebtedayee, secondary,
dhakhil and technical students for the 2018 academic year as the schools and
the other equivalent educational institutions staged ceremonies at their
compounds to hand them over the newly printed books.
“This (festival) is the outcome of our (government’s) sincere commitment
to reach the books on the first day of the year,” a top official of the
Education Ministry said.
Distribution of free textbook started since 2010 at both primary and
secondary level, he said adding 260,85,91,290 copies of textbooks were
distributed from 2010 to 2018, he added.
He said Bangladesh has set a rare example in the world through
distribution of free textbooks among large number of students on the first
day of January.
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