The Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust job circular

Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust is a Bangladesh government trust fund under the Ministry of Education responsible for providing scholarships to underprivileged students based on merit. It is managed by an advisory council headed by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

On 20 April 2010, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a written order to the Ministry of Planning to form a trust fund for underprivileged students in Bangladesh. On 31 January 2011, the Ministry of Planning submitted the final proposal for the trust fund to the Planning Commission. On 6 March 2011, the Ministry of Planning sent a semi official plan to the Ministry of Education on the Trust fund. On 12 December 2011, the trust was approved by the Cabinet of Bangladesh. On 11 March 2012, the bill for the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust was passed by the Parliament of Bangladesh. In 2017, banks in Bangladesh donated 1360 million taka to Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust, Shuchona Foundation, and the Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Education_Assistance_Trust

Website: http://www.pmeat.gov.bd/