DHAKA, Jan 1, 2020 (BSS) – Around 4.26 crore school-going children
celebrated Textbook Festival across the country today, receiving free
textbooks for their new classes on the first day of the New Year.
This year, about 35,31,44,554 textbooks were distributed among 4,26,19,865
primary and secondary levels students through textbook festivals across the
country for the academic year 2020.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the free textbook
distribution programme by handing over books to primary and secondary levels
students at a function at her official Ganabhaban residence here yesterday.
The Primary and Mass Education Ministry arranged a function on central
playground of Dhaka University today to observe the textbook festival while
about 5,000 students and around 600 teachers of the city’s 241 primary
schools participated.
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain opened the
textbooks distribution programme there.
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Primary and Mass Education
Ministry Mostafizur Rahman attended the function as the chief guest with Mass
Education Secretary Md Akram-Al-Hossain in the chair.
Students were seen delighted to get their new textbooks as the textbook
distribution festivity added a new dimension to their ecstasy on the New Year
day.
Hundreds of school children wearing school uniforms were seen with their
guardians at the Central Playground of Dhaka University holding new textbooks
at another festival.
Earlier in the day, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni inaugurated textbook
distribution programme on the premises of Adhar Chandra Government High
School in Savar.
Besides, State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah
inaugurated the textbook distribution programme at Baitul Mukarram National
Mosque here for the students of mosque-based education programme run by
Islamic Foundation.
About 105,402,375 textbooks were distributed among the pre-primary and
primary level students while 247,742,179 textbooks were distributed among the
secondary level students at free of cost.