Creative talent hunt contest starts March 7

A nationwide talent hunt titled "Creative Talent Hunt Competition-2016", will begin on March 7 to pick the best talents among the students of secondary and higher secondary levels, organised by the education ministry.

Students from class VI to class XII of schools, colleges, madrasas and technical institutions will participate in the contest, to be held in five phases - institution, upazila, district, divisional and national.

The students, divided in three groups (class VI-VIII, class IX-X and class XI-XII) will take part in the competition based on four subjects, language and literature, science, mathematics and computer, Bangladesh studies, and will compete in essay competition, storytelling, extempore speech, and written and oral test, according to a ministry press release.