RAJSHAHI, Dec 29, 2023 (BSS) - Around 25.18 lakh primary students are going

to get new books on the first day of the new-year 2024 in all eight districts
in the division like other parts of the country.

There are 3,71,630 students in pre-primary class, followed by 4,48,612
students in class one, 4,39,408 in class two, 4,29,827 in class three,
4,25,447 in class four and 4,03,577 students in class five to get books.

Abdus Salam, Divisional Assistant Director of the Department of Primary
Education (DPE), told BSS that 1,09,59,921 books were allocated for 25,18,541
students in the division. "We have already received 100 percent of the
allocated books," he added.

Required numbers of books were sent to all the government and registered
schools in the division for distribution among the students timely.

Meanwhile, the DPE family members are taking all sorts of necessary
preparations for handing over books to the students on the first day of the
new-year.

All the targeted students will get new books as schools and other
institutions concerned will inaugurate their respective book distribution
programme through handing over books to students in the morning of the happy
new-year.