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DHAKA, June 28, 2026 (BSS) - Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend a daylong national-level 'Startup, Science Project and Innovation Idea Showcasing' programme featuring the participation of secondary-level teachers and students at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center at 2pm tomorrow.
The premier will also distribute awards to meritorious teachers for their contribution to quality education and the students with innovative quality on the occasion as the chief guest, said an official handout today.
To enhance students' individual talents, foster joyful learning, develop them into responsible citizens of the future, and shift education away from rote memorization toward constructive creativity, analytical thinking, and skill development, a nationwide "Startup, Science Project and Innovation Idea Showcasing" programme has been organized with the participation of secondary-level teachers and students.
The event is being held under the Educational Excellence Support Scheme (EESS) of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) under the Ministry of Education.
The central theme of the programme is: "A Nation of Talent, Science, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation-Bangladesh Leads the Way."
The national-level showcasing programme will be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center tomorrow.
The top 100 teams selected from district and metropolitan-level competitions will present their innovative and creative projects.
Each team consists of three students and two teachers. On 12 June, the showcasing programme was successfully conducted in 521 upazilas and metropolitan education zones across the country.
At the upazila level, 8,029 teams, comprising 27,204 students and 16,058 teachers, participated.
From these, 546 selected teams presented their Startup, Science Project, and Innovation Ideas at the district level on 14 June.
On that occasion, at the district-level event held in the auditorium of BAF Shaheen College, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, attended as the Chief Guest, encouraged the young innovators, and distributed prizes among the winners.
Members of Parliament and other distinguished personalities also attended the upazila and district-level showcasing events as chief guests.
These Startup, Science Project, and Innovation Idea programme is expected to help identify locally driven solutions to local problems while encouraging entrepreneurship at the grassroots level through startup initiatives.
The top 10 teams from the showcased projects will receive trophies. In addition, participating teachers and students will be honored in two categories -"Meritorious Teacher in Quality Education Award," and "Meritorious Innovative Student Award" respectively.
Teachers selected for award will receive BDT 30,000 and a certificate, while students for award will receive BDT 20,000 and a certificate.
Additionally, at the same venue tomorrow, the Prime Minister is expected to inaugurate a nationwide tree-plantation campaign simultaneously across 29,621 secondary educational institutions.
The BNP government has set a target of planting 25 crore saplings within five years. It also announced the "One Child, One Tree" initiative to involve every child in tree planting each year. As part of this initiative, a new nationwide greening campaign has begun in educational institutions. Under the programme, the Ministry of Education plans to plant five crore trees in school, college, and madrasa campuses over the next five years. Of the 29,621 institutions, 18,907 are schools, 1,446 are schools and colleges, and 9,268 are madrasas.
To support this initiative, each educational institution receives an annual climate awareness grant of BDT 5,000. This year, under the programme, every institution will plant one fruit tree, one timber tree, and one medicinal tree.
Ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers, members of parliament, local government representatives, distinguished citizens, students, teachers, and parents will participate directly in the tree-plantation drives at their respective institutions. The main event will also be broadcast live on large screens at every educational institution.
Participants at each institution will be able to join the event live through video conferencing with the Prime Minister.
Since the event is designed to be participatory, attendees will have the opportunity to share their views and experiences directly.
Educational institutions are requested to make the necessary preparations to ensure the successful observance of the event.
They should display climate awareness banners, festoons, and other promotional materials on campus. In addition, each institution will organize a rally involving teachers and students to mark the tree-planting campaign.
Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon and Prime Minister's Education Adviser Mahdi Amin visited the venue to inspect the preparations today.
