RANGPUR, Jan 1, 2020 (BSS) – The “Textbook Festival Day-2020” was
celebrated with distribution of over 3.95-crore pieces of new textbooks among
54.88-lakh primary and secondary-level students on the first day of New Year
in Rangpur division.
Officials concerned said students received new textbooks at colourful
functions held in the primary and secondary-level educational institutions
amid huge festivities, enthusiasm and fanfare in all eight districts of the
division.
In Rangpur city, the Divisional Office of the Secondary and Higher
Secondary Education organised the main function of the book distribution on
Rangpur Zila School ground.
Divisional Commissioner KM Tariqul Islam inaugurated the festival by
distributing new textbooks among the students as the chief guest with Deputy
Commissioner Md Asib Ahsan in the chair.
Rangpur Regional Director for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Professor Dr AKM Sirajul Islam, Divisional Deputy Director for Secondary and
Higher Secondary Education Md Akhteruzzaman and Additional Deputy
Commissioner (Education and ICT) Shukria Pervin were present as special
guests.
The Divisional Office of the Directorate of Primary Education arranged book
distribution functions at Radhaballav Government Primary School (GPS) and
Dhap Chikleybhita GPS in the city with Acting Divisional Deputy Director
Khondker Md Iqbal Hossain in the chair.
Similarly, the Deputy Commissioners, District and Upazila Secondary
Education and Primary Education Officers and Upazila Nirbahi Officers
inaugurated the festival in other seven district and 58 upazila headquarters
of the division.
Talking to BSS, Professor Dr AKM Sirajul Islam said a total of 2,04,81,434
books were distributed among 14,18,844 secondary-level students in the
division.
Three lakh 35 thousand and 687 Dakhil-level students received 51,9,465
books and 4,10,014 Ebtedayee-level students got 29,14,438 books.
Six lakh 19 thousand and 414 new textbooks were distributed among 46, 881
SSC Vocational-level students and 56,250 books among 3,785 Dakhil Vocational-
level students.
Besides, 2,57,712 books were distributed among 48,986 SSC Technical and SSC
Dakhil-level students.
Khondker Iqbal Hossain said 100,74,862 new textbooks were distributed among
32,24,614 primary-level students of Rangpur division.
Talking to BSS after getting new textbooks, class-seven student Shakil
Rahman Shihab of Rangpur Shishu Niketon School expressed overwhelming
happiness and cheerfulness.
“I am happy after getting the full set of new textbooks on the very first
day of the New Year-2020,” said class-seven student Mohaimenul Islam of the
same school.