, April 8 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Wednesday told Parliament that 2,839 villages across the country still do not have any primary school.

"No, not every village in the country has a primary school. The number of villages without primary school is 2,839 throughout the country," he said while replying to a tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker Joynal Abdin (Feni-2).

The Minister said the number of villages without primary school is 717 in Dhaka Division, 818 in Chattogram Division, 355 in Rajshahi Division, 37 in Rangpur Division, 341 in Khulna Division, 45 in Barishal Division, 260 in Sylhet Division and 266 in Mymensingh Division.

He said the government would take steps to establish schools in these villa...