Flood-hit Bogra school gets donation from Scotland

British Council's Connecting Classrooms project yesterday donated £1000 collected from Scotland for the reconstruction of flood-hit Naokhila PN High School in Chandanbaisha union of Sariakandi upazila under the district.

The motto of the project is to create global citizenship sharing in education and conducting cultural and social activities in both the countries.

Under the project, Bogra Government Girls' High School has been working in partnership with Alford Academy, Scotland, since 2007, sources said.

When Sorly Johnson and Don Lesley, teachers of Alford Academy came to Bangladesh to visit Bogra schools last year, they paid a visit to Naokhila PN High School, Sariakandi, as they saw reports of its plight in the media including The Daily Star.

They decided to help its renovation and for the purpose, they collected £1000 at a cultural programme in Scotland.

Headmistress of Bogra Government Girls' School Rabeya Khatun handed over the money to ABM Ahsan Reza, headmaster of Naokhila PN High School, on behalf of British Council's Connecting Classrooms project in presence of local lawmaker (Sariakandi-Sonatola) Abdul Mannan and acting Deputy Commissioner of Bogra Khorshed Alam yesterday.

"On August 23, I sent the copy of The Daily Star report through e-mail to Scotland and they sent the money for the renovation of the school," said ABM Ahsan Reza.