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bKash, BSK widen book reading programme

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20 May 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 20 May 2022 00:35:26
bKash, BSK widen book reading programme
School children in Dinajpur receive books recently as part of bKash and Bishwo Shahitto Kendro’s book reading program – Courtesy Photo

To nurture the habit of reading books among students, book reading program of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) and bKash has been expanded to Panchagarh and Dinajpur.

As part of this program, books have been distributed among the students of Panchagarh Govt Girls High School, Hazi Safir Uddin Ahmmad Girls School and College, Maghoi Panimach Pukuri High school in Panchagarh and Saradeshwari Girls High School, Chehel Gazi Shiksha Niketon in Dinajpur, bKash said in a statement.

Panchagarh Deputy Commissioner Md Jahurul Islam and Dinajpur Deputy Commissioner Khaled Mohammad Zaki handed over the books among the students in their respective districts recently.

Among others, bKash EVP and Head of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Humayun Kabir, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Trustee and former secretary Aminul Islam Bhuiyan and Director Shameem Al Mamun were present at the event.

bKash is associated with Bishwo Shahitto Kendro’s book reading program since 2014 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Program. Till now, more than 250,000 books have been distributed all over the country including this year’s 40,000 books. Currently 400 schools across the country are under this book reading program of BSK.

With the dream of fostering enlightened individuals, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro has been relentlessly conducting various programs for the school, college students across the country for 44 years.

Countrywide enrichment program is the most noteworthy initiative of BSK. At present, around 2 Lakh students of 1,500 schools around the country are getting enlightened under this program, the statement added.

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