Staff Reporter:
Educational institutions in Bangladesh from primary to higher secondary levels are reopening to-day after a nearly 40-day closure for Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.
Although the holiday officially ended on Thursday (March 26) classes will resume on March 29 following the weekly Friday and Saturday holidays.
According to the revised academic calendar, the vacation began on February 19 and continued un-til March 26.
Earlier, on March 8, the Ministry of Education decided to keep all English-medium schools closed for the entire duration of the government-declared Ramadan and Eid holidays.
The decision was taken at a meeting on policy formulation for English-medium schools and coach-ing centers, held at the Secondary and Higher Education Division and chaired by Education Minis-ter ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon.
Officials said the move considered the difficulties faced by city residents during Ramadan, particu-larly in Dhaka and other major cities, as well as the prevailing global situation.
During the closure, institutions were allowed to conduct only mandatory examinations in line with previously announced schedules.
Besides, coaching centre activities—both Bangla- and English-medium—remained suspended dur-ing the same period.
Meanwhile, universities across the country are set to resume academic activities from today.
To compensate for learning losses during the long break, government primary schools will hold classes on the next 10 Saturdays, which are usually weekly holidays.
Accordingly, classes will also be held on Saturday, April 4.
