Govt to print, distribute 12.53cr free textbooks for secondary students

The government is set to proceed with printing, binding and distributing 12.53 crore free textbooks for secondary students in the 2026 academic session. The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) on Wednesday gave approval to three major procurement proposals placed by the Secondary and Higher Education Division. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed virtually chaired the meeting of the committee held at Bangladesh Secretariat. According to official sources, the proposals cover the printing of textbooks for students of classes six, seven and eight across secondary schools, Dakhil madrasas and technical education institutions - in both Bangla and English versions. For the Class Six textbooks, the total estimated procurement cost stands at Tk 137.87 crore, under which a total of 4.36...