DHAKA: Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman on Monday disclosed that the government has taken an initiative to expand the range of primary education upto Class-VIII from 2018 onwards.

The minister came up with the disclosure in response to a question by Manikganj-2 lawmaker Mamtaj Begum at the Parliament in the afternoon.

He also informed the House that keeping the project in mind, the government has introduced Class-VI in 491 primary schools around the country in 2013 and in 175 schools in 2014.

“The government has been working to cover rest of the primary schools by 2018,” he added.

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