bKash, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro jointly expand book-reading programme

Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has recently expanded its book-reading programme by distributing books to the students of 14 schools in Chattogram, Chuadanga, Narail and Dinajpur districts.

This year, a total of 33,600 books will be distributed among the students of different schools across the country.

Under this initiative, a total 300,000 books were distributed among 4,000 schools that benefitted over 3 million readers in the last 9 years.

This time the book reading programme has been expanded to 5 schools in Chattogram and 3 each in Chuadanga, Narail and Dinajpur.

In separate programmes organised in each district, students and school authorities received the books from the invited guests. Chattogram Deputy Commissioner Abul Bashar Mohammad Fakruzzaman, Chuadanga Deputy Commissioner Dr Kisinger Chakma, Narail Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Swashati Sheel and Dinajpur Chirirbandar Upazila Nirbahi Officer A.K.M. Shariful Hoque were present as chief guests in these programmes.

Trustee of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro and media personality Dr. Abdun Noor Tushar; Major General Sheikh Md Monirul Islam (retd), Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer of bKash; and Humayun Kabir, EVP & Head of Department, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs of bKash; were also present.