Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The government has approved a proposal to procure education services through UNICEF to improve pre-primary and primary education for forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (Rohingyas) living in Cox's Bazar and Bandarban districts, as well as Bhasan Char in Noakhali.

The approved proposal involves an expenditure of Tk 203.87 crore, which will be implemented with funding from the government (GoB) and a World Bank grant.

The approval was given at a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase held at the Secretariat on Tuesday.

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The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education placed the proposal before the committee.

The service procurement will...