Khulna students receive BSK awards

KHULNA, Aug 7: A total of 3,269 meritorious students from 46 schools in Khulna city were honoured with awards at a day-long prize-giving ceremony organised by Bishwo Shahitto Kendra (BSK) with support from Grameenphone at the St. Joseph’s High School auditorium on Friday.

Among the guests were Joint Secretary (Administration) of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Project Director of the Mobile Library (3rd Revised) Project Md Billal Hossain Khan, former Vice-Chancellor of Stamford University and BSK Trustee Prof Muhammad Ali Naqi, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development and Human Resource) Irufa Sultana, educationist and science organiser Prof Farsim Mannan Mohammadi, Acting Deputy Director of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (Khulna Region) Md Kamruzzaman, Grameenphone Regional Head (Khulna) Shanowar Hossain, Head Teacher of St. Joseph’s High School Alfred Ranjit Mondal, and former secretary and Executive Director of BSK Khondkar Md Asaduzzaman.
Of the total recipients, 2,257 students from 30 schools received their awards directly from the stage, while awards for students of the remaining 16 schools were handed over to the respective school coordinators.

According to the organisers, 2,254 students received awards in the “Shubhechha” category, 923 in the “Abhinandan” category and 92 were recognised as “Best Readers”. Among the awardees, 1,146 were boys and 2,123 were girls.

This year, the organisers also introduced an online awareness course titled “Online Safety Fundamentals” for the first time that aims to equip students and parents with basic knowledge of safe, responsible and informed internet use.

An “Online Safety Corner” was also set up at the venue to provide guidance to parents and teachers on children’s safe internet use and responsible digital behaviour. Grameenphone sponsored the day-long event and provided the books distributed as prizes.