1.30cr primary students to get monthly stipend
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman says that 1.30 crore primary school students will get monthly stipend soon. Photo: BSS file
A total of one crore and 30 lakh primary school students will get monthly stipend, Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman said today.
The proposal's approval is now at a final stage, it is only a matter of time, the minister said at a press briefing at his ministry today.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The government at present gives stipend to 78 lakh primary students in the village areas, he said. The amount, per month, to each student is Tk 100.
Meanwhile, Minister Mostafizur cited a report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said that the literacy rate in Bangladesh is 61 percent at present.
The press briefing was held on the occasion of Literacy Day 2015 this year.
The BBS report was survey report titled "Sample Vital Registration System, 2013".
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