In a continuous effort to foster reading habits and enlightened thinking among the students, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in association with bKash, has expanded its nationwide book reading program in Thakurgaon.
This year, 40,000 books are being distributed under this program to different educational institutions across the country.
As part of this effort, books were handed over to the students from various schools at an event held at ESDO Zainal Abedin Auditorium in Thakurgaon recently.
The schools included Hazi Kamrul Huda Chowdhury Girls High School, Collectorate Public School & College, Eco Pathshala & College, RK Estate High School, Chowdhury Mohammad Ayub Girls’ High School and Mathurapur Public High School in Thakurgaon district.
Mohammad Rafiqul Huq, deputy commissioner and district magistrate of Thakurgaon; and Md Shaheen Aktar, district education officer of Thakurgaon, handed over books to the students.
Khandakar Md Asaduzzaman, executive director of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro; Humayun Kabir, EVP and head, regulatory and corporate affairs department of bKash, among others, were also present on the occasion.
To make the book-reading program more popular, a quiz competition on contemporary topics was organized for students in grades 6 to 10. At the end of the event, prizes were handed over to quiz winners.
Around 450 students attended the event.
With the aim to inculcate book reading habits and nurture human values among the students, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro has been conducting this Nationwide Enrichment programme for long.
To further expand and implement this objective, country’s largest MFS provider bKash has been associated with this program since 2014.
More than 400,000 books have been distributed till now, benefiting over 3.2 million readers in nearly 3,000 educational institutions across the country.