Decision on Opening of Schools Thursday

The government decision may come on Thursday whether academic institutions of the country will be opened or not.

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni is supposed to brief journalists tomorrow in this regard.

Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry Mohammad Abul Khair said the education minister will come up with a new decision of the government on the opening of academic institutions.  

Wishing anonymity, a highly-placed official of the education ministry said the closure of the educational institutes of the country will not be extended further although academic activities in classes have been halted for the last eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The secondary schools might be opened on November 15 and there is a possibility of the beginning of classes lessons for SSC candidates of the next year.

The opening of academic institutions is one of the reasons for exam preparations for the SSC candidates' as the government has decided in principle to hold SSC and equivalent exams in scheduled time, he added.