Govt Orders to Close All Madrasas until Further Notice

The government has asked to close all Qawmi and others madrasas until further notice amid the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

In a gazette notification, the Education Ministry today said that an order was issued earlier asking to close all educational institutions, including the madrasas, till 22 May as Covid-19 cases were rising steeply here.

"Lockdown has been imposed in the country. But some residential and non-residential madrasas are still open, which is highly risky. So Qawmi and all others madrasas will remain closed until further notice," the gazette added.

Only the orphanages will remain open.

Bangladesh government-imposed a 7-day Covid-19 lockdown from Monday morning to curb the spread of the dreaded virus.