Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has failed to issue a single unique identification (UID) card under a Tk 1.64 billion project launched in 2019, prompting the government to move for its closure after spending more than Tk 420 million without achieving its core objective.

Advertisement The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has proposed closing the project without completing its objectives after spending 25.64 per cent of its approved cost, officials at the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) said.

While reviewing the proposal, the IMED found that data entry had been completed for 10.32 million, representing 35.93 per cent of the overall target to develop digital profiles for 28....