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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 খুলবে

মূল 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.

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হাই-ইল্ড ডেটা

প্রিলিমিনারি নৈর্ব্যক্তিক ও লিখিত রচনায় কোটেশনযোগ্য সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিসংখ্যান

ধরনতথ্যপ্রতিবেদনের যে বাক্য থেকে নেওয়া
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$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.”
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2 crore
“Bangladesh's primary education system serves more than 2 crore children in government and non-government schools, kindergartens and madrasas.”
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5টি মূল শব্দ

এই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার

Initiative
[/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/]বিশেষণ (Adjective)
English meaning:

Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার (In the story):

“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.”

Primary
[/ˈpɹɒeməɹi/]বিশেষ্য (Noun)
English meaning:

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার (In the story):

“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.”

Additional
[/əˈdɪʃənəl/]বিশেষ্য (Noun)
English meaning:

Something added.

প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার (In the story):

“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.”

Strengthen
[/ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/]ক্রিয়া (Verb)
English meaning:

To augment; to improve; to intensify.

প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার (In the story):

“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.”

Approved
[/əˈpɹuːv/]ক্রিয়া (Verb)
English meaning:

To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার (In the story):

“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

Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.

Reading passage

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.

A part of a report by The Business Standard (National).Read the full story

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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Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.

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