Reader’s Game 1.0 starts with the slogan ‘Back to Books’

The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dhaka Young is organising the biggest book reading competition in Bangladesh.

Styled ‘Reader's Game 1.0’, the intention of the competition is to reinstate the habit of book reading among the young generation and to help them maintain a sound mental health during this pandemic, it said in a statement.

Registration starts from February 1 and will continue till March 26.

Participants can register through JCI Dhaka Young's website (www.jcidhakayoung.com) or through the Facebook Event page (Reader's Game 1.0).

Any Bangladeshi citizen within the age range of 18 and 40 can participate in this competition.

There will be an online test to determine the winners.

Prizes for the winners include laptops, smartphones, smart watches and other gadgets.

Other than these prizes, everyone scoring higher than 80 percent will be given a 'Special Mention' e-certificate along with the participation e-certificate, which will be provided to all the participants.

“Our entire focus is towards building a young generation who understand and appreciate the importance of book reading. We hope, with everyone's cooperation, we will make this competition successful,” local President of JCI Dhaka Young Nazmul Hossain Shobuz said.