Summit Group to continue supporting Alo'r Pathshala

Summit Group signed an agreement with Prothom Alo Trust on Thursday to continue with financial assistance to all six schools of 'Alo'r Pathshala', located in remote areas of the country, for two more years, says a statement.

About 1,200 students are studying in these six schools where the number of early marriages among girls has fallen drastically and student dropouts have also decreased substantially.

The pass rate among the students of 'Alo'r Pathshala' at Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations have consistently been hundred per cent. For the past 12 years, Summit has been supporting all the schools of 'Alo'r Pathshala' in full.

Director of Summit Group and a member of CSR committee Azeeza Aziz Khan, chairman of Prothom Alo Trust and chairman of Envoy Group Kutubuddin Ahmed, managing trustee of Prothom Alo Trust and editor of Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman, managing director of Summit's Turbine Division ANM Tariqur Rashid, managing director and CEO of Summit Bibiyana Power Company Limited SM Noor Uddin, CEO of Summit Meghnaghat Power Limited Md Reaz Uddin signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.

Associate editors of Prothom Alo and trustees Anisul Hoque and Abdul Quaiyum, senior general manager (administration) of Summit Corporation Colonel Jawad-Ul-Islam (Retd.) and coordinator of Prothom Alo Trust Mahbuba Sultana were present at the signing ceremony.