Desk Report
Published: 09 Aug 2021, 04:35 pm
Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam (Photo: Collected)
Cabinet Secretary Khandaker
Anwarul Islam said no decision has been taken yet on the opening of the
educational institutions.
He made the remarks in
response to a question from reporters after a cabinet meeting at the
Secretariat on Monday (August 9th).
Asked if a decision has
been taken to open an educational institution, the secretary said no. The
Ministry of Education will inform that. They are discussing how to do it.
He added that they have
been intensifying vaccinations before. So that students can also be vaccinated.
Let's see then. They will brief you.
Asked about the
restrictions, Anwarul Islam said no permission was given for entertainment
centers and gatherings.
Regarding of plyingh half
of the public transport, he said, "We have been suggested by the law
enforcement agencies to do it at least for a while. the law enforcement
agencies told that they would sit at the district level with DCs, SPs,
transport owners-workers and would decide that half of the buses would run
one day, the other half would run the next day.
Due to the ongoing
coronavirus, all educational institutions in the country have been closed for
almost two years. The government has continued teaching through online, digital
platforms and television.