Int’l Literacy Day observed in befitting manner

National Desk  :
Like other countries around the globe, Bangladesh was observed International Literacy Day 2023 on Friday in a befitting manner.

This year’s theme of the day was ‘Promoting Literacy for a World in Transition: Building the Foundation for Sustainable and Peaceful Societies’.

Besides, programmes aired on Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Television and other private television channels while short messages will be sent to mobile phones on this day.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day wishing all programmes of the day a success.

The President, in his message, said following the education philosophy of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and under the prudent leadership of Bangabandhu’s worthy daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the government is taking and implementing multifaceted initiatives for the development of education.

In order to ensure quality of education and making it inclusive, various initiatives have been taken, including necessary steps to make education enjoyable for students by ensuring admission to all school-age children, providing free tuition and textbooks, providing stipends to primary students, introducing school feeding in poverty-stricken areas and conducting teaching as well as co-educational activities, the head of the state added.