This week, Bangladesh became the 60th partner country of the Global Partnership for Education. Working with GPE partners based in Bangladesh, the country has articulated its education priorities for the coming years including improving education for 19 million Bangladeshi children through more than 100,000 kindergartens, primary public schools and schools run by civil society organizations. As a GPE member country, Bangladesh is now eligible to apply for a Program Implementation Grant in the amount of up to US$100 million over three years.
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Banglanews24.com - Bangladesh 60th country for GPE
BusinessToday - Bangladesh Becomes 60th Developing Country to Join Global Partnership for Education
GEEBD - Bangladesh 60th country to join Global Partnership for Education
WorldStage News - Bangladesh becomes 60th developing country to join Global Partnership for Education