TIMESOFMOULVIBAZAR SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 LEAVE A COMMENTON Every student will get 10 thousand rupees this month! POSTED IN Bangladesh
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to provide an education loan of Tk 10,000 for the purchase of smartphones for indigent university students to join virtual classes in the event of an epidemic.
The loan will be given this month, sources said. According to sources, the UGC has sent a list of students from government universities who cannot afford to buy smartphones. To buy students smartphones according to the list
It will cost about 50-60 crore rupees. Discussions are going on between UGC and the Ministry of Education.
If all goes well, students may be given an education loan of Tk 10,000 to buy a smartphone within this month, i.e. by September. Students until the end of their school year
You will get the opportunity to repay the loan. In this case you will be given an opportunity to pay 500 rupees monthly.
In this regard, UGC Chairman Prof. Kazi Shahidullah said, "This initiative has been taken to involve all students in online classes."
A proposal in this regard has been sent to the Ministry of Education. Hopefully,
By the month of September, I will be able to arrange an education loan of Tk 10,000 for students to buy a smartphone. But everything depends on the decision of the Ministry of Education.
Kazi Shahidullah further said, "We asked the universities to provide a list of financially indigent students.
Many universities have sent lists. However, there are inconsistencies in the list of some universities.
A letter will be sent to the concerned institution to correct them. We are discussing with the Ministry of Education about the list of universities which have no problem with the list, ”he added.
‘Students will have to repay the education loan that we will arrange.
In this case, a student will get the opportunity to repay the loan during the term of his academic year. Students will not get the certificate if they do not repay the loan. '
Source: STV Online BD