Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
The National Textbook Festival- 2017 was celebrated across the district yesterday with the distribution of new text books among the students of school, madrasha and vocational training centers at free of cost.
A total of 74 lakh and 10 thousand text books were distributed among 9 lakh and 86 thousand students pre-primary to secondary level students for- 2017 academic session. Deputy Commissioner Md. Azimuddin Biswas formally inaugurated free text books distributing programme by giving books to the students at a function in Government Adarsha Shishu Biddaloy in the town yesterday..
District Primary Education Officer Md. Sajjad Hossain presided over the function. Kishoreganj Municipality Mayor Md. Pervaz Miah, District Education Officer A.K.M Shajahan, Social Services Department Deputy Director Mohammed Robiul Islam, CAB President Alam Sarowar Tito, District Press Club President Mostafa Kamal, Senior journalist Subir Basak, Saiful Malek Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam, Sakauddin Ahmed Rajon were also present on the occasion.
Dinajpur Correspondent reports: At least 71.66 lakh text books were distributed among the students of different educational institutions under 13 upazilas here yesterday.
District Education Officer Azhar Ali said, “On Sunday, at least 50 lakh 53 thousand and 25 books were distributed among the students of 962 secondary schools, dakhil and ebtedayee madrasas and vocational SSC institutions of the upazilas. In the meantime, 95 per cent books have been sent to the upazilas.”
He further said, “Against the demand of 37 lakh 8 thousand and 768 books in secondary level, 8 lakh 82 thousand and 125 books in dakhil level, 3 lakh 76 thousand and 62 books in ebtedayee level, 81,120 books in vocational SSC level, and 4,950 books in vocational dakhil level, at least 90 per cent books have been sent to the upazilas.”
Acting Primary Education Officer Samesh Majumder said, “At least 21 lakh 12 thousand and 888 books are distributed among the government and non-government primary schools of the 13 upazilas on the first day of the New Year. Of the total demand, 99 per cent have been sent to the upazilas.”
He further said, “At least 3 lakh 2 thousand and 592 books were distributed to the students of class I, 2 lakh 89 thousand and 476 for class II, 5 lakh 41 thousand and 614 for class III, 5 lakh 22 thousand and 462 for class IV, and 4 lakh 56 thousand and 744 for class V will be distributed.”
Meanwhile, all preparations have been taken to distribute the new books among the students on the first day of the New Year, he added.
Dupchanchia (Bogra) Correspondent adds: The National Textbook Festival -2017 was celebrated in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra yesterday with the distribution of new textbooks among the students free of cost. The teachers and students of the different education institutions including Dupchanchia Sammilito Pre-cadet School started making gathering in the school premises from early in the morning and it continue till noon with different formalities.
Before distributing the books among the students a discussion meeting was arranged in Dupchanchia Sammilito Pre-cadet School play ground. Principal Emdadul Haque presided over the meeting. Member of the managing committee Tayej spoke as special guest. Among othger, Golam Muktadir Sabuj, Mizanur Rahman, Shama Pada, Shamima Akter Sumi, Nargis Khatun, Meghla, Golam Rabbany, Rina and Hosne Ara spoke in the function.
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has printed Braille system textbooks for the visually challenged students and it also printed pre-primary books in the languages of five small anthropological groups which was distributed free of cost on January 1 rendering education method.
