{
  "id": 18692591,
  "title": "World Bank approves US$300mil to improve Bangladesh’s primary education",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/world-bank-approves-us-300mil-to-improve-bangladeshs-primary-education-18692591",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T10:09:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/07/world-bank-approves-us-300mil-to-improve-bangladesh-s-primary-education"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Bank has granted US$300 million to Bangladesh to enhance its primary education system, according to a recent statement. This funding will be utilized for the Learning Enhancement and Acceleration in Primary Education Programme, aiming to improve both pre-primary and primary education for over 20 million children in the country. Despite achieving near-universal access to primary schooling, the quality of education remains a major concern, as revealed by the bank. Notably, 50% of 10-year-olds in Bangladesh struggle to read and comprehend simple texts, a figure lower than those in Malaysia (42%) and Brazil (47%). The project will introduce a foundational literacy and numeracy package, including teaching materials, structured lesson plans, and teacher training. Jean Pesme, the World Bank’s division director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, emphasized that this financial support will significantly improve children’s education in government schools, ultimately enhancing their employment prospects in the future.",
  "summary": "The fund will help Bangladesh improve its pre-primary and primary education systems, which serve more than 20 million children.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}