Dhaka, Sept. 5 -- "What a person observes in childhood, they try to recreate it throughout their life," said Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro. The eminent educator and writer reminisced about how deeply his father influenced him in spreading books and the habit of reading.

Regarding the expansion of the book reading programme across the country, he said, "There were many struggles along this journey, but we also received help from many quarters- personal, social, institutional, and government support. Among the non-state organisations that provided major assistance, one was bKash."

"Over these 12 years, we received 400,000 books from bKash, which were distributed to various educationa...