This year, a total of 82,383 students got Primary Scholarships.

Among them, 33,000 students got a talent pool scholarship 49,383 students got the general scholarship.

Primary and Mass Education Secretary Farid Ahammad and Director General of Directorate of Primary Education Shah Rejwan Hayat along with other senior officials of the ministry were present.  

The state minister said talent pool students will get a scholarship amount of Tk 300 per month for three years while the general student will get a scholarship amount of Tk 225 per month for three years.

A total of 483,759 examinees appeared in scholarship examinations for 2022 on December 30 last.

Meanwhile, primary terminal examinations were not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul