Bangladesh’s Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque announced that students from private kindergarten schools will now be eligible to sit for the fifth-grade scholarship examination, expanding beyond government school students. The decision was made following a High Court order concerning the previous policy that limited the exam to government institutions.

At a press conference held at the Secretariat, the minister stated that the same question paper will be used for all participants. He explained that 80 percent of the scholarships will be allocated to government school students, while 20 percent will go to private kindergarten students. The minister also detailed that talent pool scholarship recipients will receive a one-time payment of 225 taka and a monthly stipend of 300 taka, while general grade recipients will receive 225 taka per month.

He added that efforts will be made to increase the number of scholarships in the coming year.