Hossainpur upazila administration distributed schoolbags and tiffin boxes among students. Photo: BSS

KISHOREGANJ, May 27, 2025 (BSS) - Hossainpur upazila administration has 
distributed schoolbags and tiffin boxes among 515 students of five primary 
schools in char land of the upazila.

New schoolbags and tiffin boxes were distributed to 515 primary students in 
char land area of the upazila yesterday on the initiative of the Upazila 
Nirbahi Officer Kazi Nahid Iva.

The children are very happy to receive these and are overwhelmed with joy. 
Many of them had never received such bags or tiffin boxes before. The 
villages in the char land of the upazila are lagging behind in primary 
education.

Most families do not give importance to their children's education in the 
area. Basically, a child starts his/her educational life from primary school. 
Therefore, this initiative has been taken to make these drop-out children go 
to school.

Tiffin boxes were handed over to 350 students and new school bags handed over 
to 165 students of five primary schools in the Char area, including 
Charkatihari Government Primary School, Charhajipur Government Primary 
School.

Rafi, a fifth-grade student who was overjoyed after receiving the new school 
bag, said, "My old bag was torn. Today I got a new bag. I am very happy." 

The parents' response was also positive. They said that many families in the 
village are poor and they cannot afford to buy school bags or tiffin boxes 
for their children. 

With this initiative of the UNO, children are going to school with 
enthusiasm. Attendance has also increased in the schools. 

Arab Ali, headmaster of Charkatihari Government Primary School, said, "This 
assistance has created joy among the students. Earlier, some used to come 
with torn bags, some did not bring tiffin. Now they are coming to school in a 
tidy manner." 

Primary Education Officer Md Emdadul Haque said, "The distribution of these 
gifts among the students by the upazila administration will make the students 
school-oriented." 

Hossainpur UNO Kazi Nahid Eva said, "Char children have to come to school 
under many constraints. This assistance has been provided to encourage them 
and increase their interest in studies. We want no children to be dropped out 
from school due to poverty."

Children's school life begins with primary education. This is our small 
effort to advance primary education. This initiative of distributing 
educational materials is part of an ongoing process and it will be 
implemented on a larger scale in the future, Kazi Nahid said.