World Bank approves $300m to improve learning for 2.6 crore Bangladeshi children
The Business Standard (National) · ৭ নভে, ২০২৬
The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes from pre-primary to Grade 5, strengthen teaching and school management, and provide additional support to children falling behind in their studies.
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনThe Business Standard (National)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
The Business Standard (National)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- The World Bank has approved $300 million in financing to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary education for 2.6 crore children in Bangladesh, with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics.
- The financing was approved by the World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors yesterday (6 November) for the Learning Enhancement and Acceleration in Primary Education Programme, which will support the government's Fifth Primary Education Development Programme, according to a press release.
- Around 50% of 10-year-olds in the country cannot read and understand a simple, age-appropriate text, compared with 42% in Malaysia and 47% in Brazil, both upper-middle-income countries, according to the World Bank.
বিসিএস ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষা তথ্য ছক (Exam Fact Sheet)
হাই-ইল্ড ডেটাপ্রিলিমিনারি নৈর্ব্যক্তিক ও লিখিত রচনায় কোটেশনযোগ্য সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিসংখ্যান
| ধরন | তথ্য | প্রতিবেদনের যে বাক্য থেকে নেওয়া |
|---|---|---|
Figure | $300 million | “The World Bank has approved $300 million in financing to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary education for 2.6 crore children in Bangladesh, with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics.” |
Date | 6 November | “The financing was approved by the World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors yesterday (6 November) for the Learning Enhancement and Acceleration in Primary Education Programme, which will support the government's Fifth Primary Education Development Programme, according to a press release.” |
Figure | 50% | “Around 50% of 10-year-olds in the country cannot read and understand a simple, age-appropriate text, compared with 42% in Malaysia and 47% in Brazil, both upper-middle-income countries, according to the World Bank.” |
Figure | 2 crore | “Bangladesh's primary education system serves more than 2 crore children in government and non-government schools, kindergartens and madrasas.” |
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
“The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes from pre-primary to Grade 5, strengthen teaching and school management, and provide additional support to children falling behind in their studies.”
A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
“The World Bank has approved $300 million in financing to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary education for 2.6 crore children in Bangladesh, with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics.”
Something added.
“The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes from pre-primary to Grade 5, strengthen teaching and school management, and provide additional support to children falling behind in their studies.”
To augment; to improve; to intensify.
“The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes from pre-primary to Grade 5, strengthen teaching and school management, and provide additional support to children falling behind in their studies.”
To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
“The World Bank has approved $300 million in financing to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary education for 2.6 crore children in Bangladesh, with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
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The World Bank has approved $300 million in financing to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary education for 2.6 crore children in Bangladesh, with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics.
The financing was approved by the World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors yesterday (6 November) for the Learning Enhancement and Acceleration in Primary Education Programme, which will support the government's Fifth Primary Education Development Programme, according to a press release.
The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes from pre-primary to Grade 5, strengthen teaching and school management, and provide additional support to children falling behind in their studies.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.The World Bank has approved _____ in financing to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary education for 2.6 crore children in Bangladesh, with a focus on foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics.
Question 2: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.The financing was _____ by the World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors yesterday (6 November) for the Learning Enhancement and Acceleration in Primary Education Programme, which will support the government's Fifth Primary Education Development Programme, according to a press release.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes from pre-primary to Grade 5, strengthen teaching and school management, and provide additional support to children falling behind in their studies.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।

