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In Pictures: Nationwide textbook distribution begins

Published at 08:11 pm January 1st, 2021

Fourth-graders of Jessore Zilla School show off their stacks of new textbooks in their classroom on Friday, January 1, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
Students of Mikkhangon Government Primary School in Shalbon area, Rangpur with their new books on Friday, January 1, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
State Minister for Social Welfare Ashraf Ali Khan Khosru hands over new text books to a student of Netrakona Government Girls’ High School on Friday, January 1, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
Textbook distribution in progress at Banglahili Pilot School and College in Hili, Dinajpur on Friday, January 1, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
Two students of Halima Khatun Girls’ High School take a look at their new textbooks on Friday, January 1, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
Local officials distribute textbooks among students at a school in Panchagarh on Friday, January 1, 2021 Dhaka Tribune

The nationwide textbook distribution among school students began in Bangladesh on Friday sans the usual festive air. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic that continues to rage around the world, the government decided to forgo the National Textbook Festival. Yet, on the first morning of the New Year, school students braved the winter chill to collect their new books from their schools