BSS
  06 Aug 2025, 18:15

Edu ministry seeks updated info of 50 schools, 462 students by Aug 7 for grants

DHAKA, August 6, 2025 (BSS) – The Ministry of Education has sought the updated information of 50 schools and 462 students eligible for government grants to be submitted to the budget section of the Secondary and Higher Education Division by August 7.

In an official letter signed on July 30 by Liyuza-ul-Jannah, Deputy Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the ministry said that in the context of distributing financial grants to nominated educational institutions, teachers, staff, and students for the fiscal year 2023-24, the final list of                                                                                                                                            institutions and beneficiaries for the special grant allocated for the fiscal year 2024-25 was published on the division’s website on June 17 this year.

The allocation included 101 educational institutions, 250 teachers and staff, and students categorized as follows: 2,450 students of classes VI–VIII, 1,597 students of classes IX–X, 1,428 students of classes XI–XII, and 1,274 students at undergraduate and equivalent levels, totaling 7,100 beneficiaries.

The letter further noted that according to information received from Nagad Limited -- the digital financial service of Bangladesh Post Office, on July 20, 2024 -- 50 out of the 101 nominated educational institutions had incorrect banking details including routing and account numbers. As a result, the grant could not be transferred to the bank accounts provided in their applications. 

Additionally, Of the 6,999 beneficiaries in the teacher/staff and student categories, 462 could not receive grants via the mobile numbers provided in their applications due to missing KYC information.

In this regard, all listed beneficiaries (teachers, staff, and students) who have not received their grants through Nagad mobile numbers are strictly requested to update their mobile numbers with KYC information by August 7, 2025.

Furthermore, all beneficiaries who have not received grants in their bank accounts are required to submit the correct bank account title, bank and branch name, routing number, and account number, verified by the head of the institution and countersigned by the chairman of the management committee/governing body, by August 7, 2025 via email ([email protected]) to the division.