Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The school feeding programme has significantly increased student attendance at primary schools in Rangpur, with some schools reporting nearly 100 percent attendance while the dropout rate has also declined.

Under the programme, students at participating government primary schools receive nutritious food items, including milk, bananas, buns and boiled eggs, during school hours. Officials and teachers said the food has encouraged many students to attend school regularly and stay for classes.

The programme is currently being implemented at 223 government primary schools in Rangpur Sadar upazila, covering 33,612 students. Sadar is currently the only upazila among the district's eight upazilas where the programme is b...