Govt to distribute 350 mln books among over 44 mln students

The government will hand over new books to primary and secondary school students on the first day of the new year, the education minister has announced.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 20 Dec 2014, 10:09 AM
Updated : 20 Dec 2014, 06:21 PM

All preparations have been completed, Nurul Islam Nahid said in Dhaka on Saturday.

As many as 44 million students will get 350 million books for free on Jan 1 as part of the ‘Textbook Festival’.

The ministry has been organising the festival for the last few years by distributing new textbooks among students.

Last year, the government handed out around 260 million textbooks.