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Ashar Alo Pathshala

An evening school for poor and dropout students gaining praise by locals as a commendable initiative

Abdul WAHED, Kurigram
Ashaar Alo Patshala, an evening school, is contributing to poor students in a remote area of Kurigram district for last three years. The school was established in January 23, 2010 in Rumkhana Union under Nageswari Upazila of the district to motivate and teach the poor and dropout students.
Some local higher secondary students, led by Kumar Biswajit Barmon, started the free educational activity in Ashkar Nagar High School of the union. Then 120 dropout students of class-IV were brought under their free education service through motivation.
With the increase of students according to classes, more teachers (higher secondary students) were involved with the school activity.
Now over 200 students of class I-VI1 are receiving education free of cost with 17 teachers are teaching them. Each teacher teaches for two days in a week. Besides, eight government officers including Nageswari UNO Molla Mijanur Rahman, teaches in the school as a volunteer teacher.Later, Ashaar Alo Patshala was shifted in Nakharganj Shabbyashachi College of the same Union in 2012 about two kilometers away from Ashkar Nagar High School.
Every day, activities starts through national anthem and light physical exercise with the presence of some teachers. Each student is a student of any government or registered primary school of the union. Students are taught on their concerned school-based curriculum. Students gather general knowledge, cultural activity and sports beside their class lessons.
Government high officials and local elites of the
district are invited at various programs as guests. Sometimes, the guests help the students providing various educational materials.
Former Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram, Md. Habibur Rahman donated a computer set in Ashaar Alo Patshala in January this year visiting the school.
Sometimes Nahid Chawdhury, a business man and the President of Kurigram Press Club, Shafi Khan Provides financial supports to buy equipment for the school. Some locals give financial support to hold various programs of the students.
The teaching centre has received good commendation from well wishers of the district for their great contribution in free education services.
Director of Ashaar Alo Patshala, Kumar Biswajit Barmon, said, "People from all walks of life help us with advice. Nakharganj Shabbyashachi College authority is helping us giving permission of using the college rooms and ground. Officials of local administration are satisfied of our activities and are involved with us".