BSS-39 PM donates Tk 5.5 crore to Darul Arkam Ibtedai Madrasa teachers

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PM donates Tk 5.5 crore to Darul Arkam Ibtedai Madrasa teachers

DHAKA, May 20, 2021 (BSS)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given a grant of Tk 5.5 crore at a rate of Tk 25,000 per person to a total number of 2,020 Darul Arkam Ibtedai Madrasa teachers who are currently unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

This assistance was provided by the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund as an emergency assistance, to alleviate the financial difficulties of the teachers in the existing situation, said a press release.

In 2017, as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Islamic Foundation established 1,010 madrasas in the country under the mosque-based Children and Mass Education Program (Darul Arkam).

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