bKash, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro jointly expand book reading prog

Business Desk :

In a continuous effort to cultivate reading habits among students, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has expanded its book reading programme to Lakshmipur and Feni. This year, the programme will distribute 40,000 books to 330 educational institutions across the country.

As part of the programme, books were presented to students at several schools, including Collectorate School and College Lakshmipur, Lakshmipur Collegiate High School, Lakshmipur Govt.

Girls’ High School, Poura Shahid Smrity High School, Ziaul Hoque High School and College and Ramganj High School in Lakshmipur district; Feni Poura Balika Biddya Niketan, Feni Shishu Niketan Collectorate School, Feni Girish-Akshay Academy, Holy Crescent School and Feni Central High School in Feni district, says a press release. This initiative was conducted through two separate events held at the Lakshmipur Town Hall and Shilpakala Academy in Feni.

At the events held in their respective districts, the books were handed over to students by Rajib Kumar Sarkar, Deputy Commissioner of Lakshmipur and Saiful Islam, District Commissioner of Feni. Humayun Kabir, EVP and Head of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of bKash and Khandakar Md. Asaduzzaman, Retired Secretary and Former Trustee of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro were also present on the occasions.

To make the book-reading programme more popular, a quiz competition on contemporary topics was organised for students in grades 6 to 10. At the end of the event, prizes were handed over to 80 students as winners of the quiz. With the aim to inculcate book reading habits among the students, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro has been conducting this Nationwide Enrichment programme.

This initiative will help the students to shape their minds as enlightened human beings. To further expand and implement this objective, bKash has been associated with this programme since 2014. Through this programme, around 400,000 books were distributed to date, benefiting over 3.3 million readers in nearly 3,000 educational institutions across the country.