PM to inaugurate 2,023 govt pry school buildings today


FE Team | Published: November 14, 2023 00:18:24


PM to inaugurate 2,023 govt pry school buildings today

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate multiple projects, including 2,023 government primary school buildings, today (Tuesday), reports UNB.
The prime minister will inaugurate the schools virtually from Ganobhaban at 10:00 am, according to a press release of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.
The projects awaiting inauguration also includes the 15-storey head office of the Department of Primary Education, the 10-storey Leadership Training Centre at Cox's Bazar and the newly constructed multipurpose auditoriums of four Primary Teacher Training Institutes (PTI).
According to the information provided by the ministry, construction of 2,023 government primary schools has been completed at a cost of about Tk 19.28 billion (1,928 crore). More than 600,000 students will be able to attend classes in these newly constructed school buildings.
Besides, all the concerned stakeholders including the school management committee, teachers, guardian committee will get the benefit of these newly built schools, according to the press release.
The newly constructed buildings have separate wash blocks for students and teachers. Meanwhile, the 15-storey head office of the Department of Education, which is awaiting inauguration, has been constructed at a cost of about Tk 1.04 billion. The building, which is about 178,000 square feet, will be used as the office of more than 500 officials and employees working in the head office of the Department of Primary Education.

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