News Desk :
Amid the recent spike in Coronavirus, the government has extended the closure of primary schools and kindergartens across Bangladesh until August 31 to protect students from virus infections.
The decision in this regard was taken on Friday, said a handout came from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, reports UNB.
The handout said students have to abide by health guidelines and regulations issued from time to time by the Prime Minister’s Office, Cabinet Division, Ministry of Public Administration and Health Services Department.
The government has also extended the closure of secondary and higher secondary-level educational institutions until August 31.
Earlier, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said the government had decided to reopen educational institutions, particularly the primary, secondary and higher secondary ones, in Bangladesh on June 13 if the Covid-19 situation does not deteriorate.
Later, the government announced the extension of closure of schools and colleges till July 31, and the Education Ministry issued a notice in this regard.
The government shut educational institutions on March 17 last year after the country reported its first Covid-19 cases on March 8.
The closure was extended several times after that.
On February 22, the education minister announced that university classes would resume on May 24. Residential halls were also scheduled to be reopened on May 17. But that did not happen due to the worsening pandemic.
On Friday, Bangladesh registered 212 new deaths from the COVID-19 illness in a day, taking the toll to 20,467.
