3324 dropouts get educational support in Rajshahi city

FE Team | Published: February 11, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2025 06:01:00

RAJSHAHI, Feb 10 (BSS): More than 3324 dropout students from the distressed and underprivileged communities in the city are getting financial grants valued at around Taka 17.9 million for continuing their institutional learning in the city. Grants of Taka 6.43 million have, so far, been disbursed among the city's slum boys and girls till June last and disbursement of the rest Taka 4.28 million will be completed by next June.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) under its 'Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction Project (UPPRP)' has been extending the support so that the dropout students don't deprive of their educational rights.
This was disclosed at a cheque-distribution ceremony held in Meherchandi area of the metropolis on Sunday, where Taka 0.36 million were disbursed among 165 students.
RCC Mayor Mosaddeque Hossain Bulbul, who addressed the distribution ceremony as chief guest, has urged upon all concerned to ensure financial supports towards the distressed students for facilitating their educational activities.
He said the city corporation is very much positive to bring all the children under educational arena by 2014 for freeing the metropolis from the curse of illiteracy and sought a collective effort to make the endeavor a total success.
"We are committed to ensure financial supports towards the distressed dropout students to continue their educational activities," Mayor Bulbul asserted. He urged upon the cheque-recipients to put in their level best efforts for making the underprivileged children educated after the best uses of the grants for making them competent human resources.
In his welcome speech, UPPRP Town Manager Ershadul Haque said the project is being implemented aimed at improving the living and livelihood condition of around three lakh poor and extreme poor people, especially women and girls, in the Rajshahi city by 2015.
UNDP in association with UKaid and UNHabitat extends financial and technical support to the project.
Taking part in the open discussion, the community people proposed that primary and secondary education should be given more priority so that the dropouts could be reduced to a greater extent.
Panel Mayor Anwarul Amin Azab, Ward Councilor Nur Muhammad, Executive Engineer Nur Islam Tusser and Urban Agricultural Expert Shahidul Islam also spoke on the occasion.