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Govt to aid meritorious HSC students hit by Chattogram floods

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Bangladeshi government will provide financial aid to meritorious HSC students from flood-affected disadvantaged families in Chattogram.
  • Lists of eligible students from specific upazilas in Chattogram, Bandarban, and Cox's Bazar are being prepared and verified.
  • Over 5,000 students are expected to benefit, with the exact aid amount yet to be determined, as floods have caused widespread damage and postponed exams.

Authorities are compiling lists of meritorious Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates from impoverished families in flood-ravaged districts to receive government financial assistance. The initiative targets students in Satkania, Lohagara, Chandanaish, and Banshkhali upazilas of Chattogram, as well as all upazilas in Bandarban and Cox's Bazar.

Officials from the Chattogram Education Board and District Administration confirmed that lists collected by examination center secretaries are undergoing verification. Approximately 5,000 to 6,000 students are anticipated to receive aid. The Chattogram district's additional deputy commissioner (Education and ICT), Pathan Md Saifuzzaman, stated that his office received the request from the Education Board and gathered information through upazila administrations.

Our office received a letter from the Education Board requesting a list of eligible students. We collected the information from examination centre secretaries through the upazila administrations and sent it to the board. The list mainly includes HSC candidates from extremely poor families who have demonstrated academic merit.

— Pathan Md Saifuzzamanadditional deputy commissioner (Education and ICT) of Chattogram, explaining the process of collecting student information.

A senior official from the Chattogram Education Board, speaking anonymously, indicated that a final verification would precede the selection of beneficiaries. The specific amount of financial assistance has not yet been finalized. This aid comes in the wake of severe flash floods, attributed to monsoon rains and hill torrents, which have devastated Chattogram and surrounding districts. The floods have resulted in 43 deaths, displaced hundreds of thousands, and inundated vast areas of homes and farmlands. Consequently, the HSC and equivalent examinations under the Chattogram Education Board have been rescheduled to July 16. The floods have also damaged 145 educational institutions in Chattogram district and many more in adjacent districts.

The authorities will verify the information again before selecting the beneficiaries for financial assistance.

— a senior Chattogram Education Board officialspeaking anonymously about the next steps in the aid process.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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