Primary edu to include sports, culture subjects

Sports and cultural education will be introduced as two new subjects in primary education from the 2027 academic year, with textbooks for fourth-grade students, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said on Wednesday (November 4).

The new books will be distributed to students on December 24, alongside the publication of their annual results, he said while speaking at a consultation meeting on improving education quality at the Shilpakala Academy in Habiganj.

The state minister also said the government had launched a project titled ‘Alo’ to bring out-of-school children back into education. Under the initiative, children aged 8 to 14 will receive special training in language and mathematics to help them enter primary and secondary education.