Gaibandha: As many as 1,739,367 sets of textbooks were distributed among students of 1,366 primary schools in the district today amid much enthusiasm. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) informally distributed textbooks to students of Collegiate Government Primary School here.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, District Primary Education Officer (DPEO) Lakshan Kumar Roy accompanied the DC during the book distribution activity to the students of the school. Roy mentioned that textbooks were also distributed to students of 458 Kindergarten (KG) schools and 45 NGO-run primary schools in the district today.
The textbooks were distributed to students of primary schools across all seven upazilas in the district. This initiative was carried out by the respective schools in cooperation with upazila primary education offices, the DPEO concluded.