Books collected in the Ekushey Book Fair were distributed to the underprivileged children in Teknaf through Prothom Alo Trust, as part of bKash’s continuous initiative to donate books, a press release said Wednesday.
On February 27, the collected books were distributed to the students of Alor Pathshala, established in the village of Domdomia of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, which is run by Prothom Alo Trust. A portion of the books has been donated by the children who handed over those at the book collection booths set by bKash in book fair premises.
Mahbuba Sultana, coordinator of Prothom Alo Trust and Rukhsana Mily, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Communications department of bKash handed over the books to 151 students at the Domdomia Alor Pathshala. In addition to Alor Pathshala, four other schools in the upazilla also received books. A total of 2,500 books were distributed among these five schools, with 500 books allocated for each one.
bKash is the patron of Amar Ekushey Book Fair for last six years and has been donating books to the schools established for underprivileged children for last three years. 72,500 books have been distributed through this initiative in the last three years.
