Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered a review of the possibility of relaunching a universal stipend programme for girls from class six through undergraduate level. The directive was issued at a Monday meeting on the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division Secretariat. He called for a clear proposal assessing likely costs, beneficiary numbers, implementation methods, and expected social and educational effects.
Officials briefed the prime minister on the trust’s ongoing work, goals and role in preventing student dropouts through financial assistance. The meeting also discussed the impact of a universal stipend programme for girls introduced during former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s tenure. Participants noted its positive role in increasing girls’ school attendance, helping them continue education and discouraging child marriage.
The meeting also considered merit- and eligibility-based stipends to encourage boys’ education. Participants discussed student nutrition and health protection, including school mid-day meal management, nutritional value and safe food preparation and delivery. The prime minister directed that food supplied to students be nutritious, safe and of good quality, with no compromise on standards. He also ordered pilot projects for two alternative mid-day meal approaches in separate districts.
ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণি থেকে স্নাতক পর্যন্ত মেয়েদের জন্য সার্বজনীন উপবৃত্তি কর্মসূচি পুনরায় চালুর সম্ভাবনা পর্যালোচনার নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমান। এ ক্ষেত্রে সম্ভাব্য ব্যয়, উপকারভোগীর সংখ্যা, বাস্তবায়ন পদ্ধতি এবং প্রত্যাশিত সামাজিক ও শিক্ষাগত প্রভ
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