We are monitoring the situation. If the rate of coronavirus infection decreases, the educational institution will be reopened, said Dipu Moni, the Minister of Education. But now the online class activities will continue, she said.
The education minister told reporters after a meeting of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board in the capital on Friday (January 21).
She said the government has decided to close the educational institution due to the sudden increase in the number of children. The matter was discussed with the health minister in the morning. Later, the educational institution was closed as per the instructions of the Prime Minister.
The instruction to close the school that we have received will be sent to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. After that, the ministry will take action regarding the younger students, said the education minister.
Addressing the students of the residential halls of the university, she said that in the universities where there are residential halls, the students will move according to the hygienic rules. If the situation improves, they will return to class. However, teachers can join the administrative work.