As part of the program, kids can bank at school, with a hands-on banking experience in a simple way, experts say. The rise of student bankingThe BB data stated that the amount was deposited through 1,609,961 school banking accounts at 56 scheduled banks. Tk1,196.65 crore (83.96% of total school banking deposits till September this year) was deposited with 10,31,383 accounts, 64.06% of total school banking accounts, in private commercial banks. The report also shows that the school banking service is more popular in cities rather than rural areas as 988,505 or 61.40% school banking accounts were opened in cities against 621,456 or 38.60% accounts in rural areas. It is also more popular among male students than female students as 937,031 or 58.20% school banking accounts were opened by male students against 672,930 or 41.80% by female students.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 10, 2018 16:30 UTC