Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) 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 four thousand schools that benefitted over 3 million readers in the last 9 years, says a press release.
This time the book reading programme has been expanded in 5 schools in Chattogram, 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 Sheela nd 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 and Corporate Affairs Officer of bKash; and Humayun Kabir, EVP and Head of Department, Regulatory and Corporate Affairsof bKash; were present as honoured guests.
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro has been conducting book reading programmes across the country with the aim to develop complete and enlightened people by improving their reading habit beyond textbooks.
To further expand and implement this noble objective bKash has been associated with this program for the past nine years.
