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His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester Opens
UCEP Barisal Technical School
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester formally opened UCEP Barisal Technical School at a ceremony on 8 May 2008 held at the school premises at Kashipur, Barisal . The royal family member also visited different trades of the technical school and exchanged views with the students. The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh H. E. Mr. Anwar Choudhury, Country Representative of DFID Bangladesh Mr. Chris Austin, UCEP Vice-Chairperson Lt. Col. Hesamuddin Ahmed psc, (Retd.) and UCEP Executive Director Brig. Gen. Aftab Uddin Ahmad (Retd.) were present among others on the occasion.
The school complex has been built at a cost of Taka 3.56 crore provided by DFID as a special grant. The initial capacity of the technical school is 260 students in 4 trades which will be increased in future to accommodate more students. UCEP extended its program to Barisal in July 2007 and has already established 4 Integrated General & Vocational (IGV) Schools for the underprivileged working children of Barisal region.
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