Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said all the educational institutions in the country will remain closed till the month of September.
"We won’t reopen schools and other educational institutions now, at least till September. These schools, colleges and other educational institutions will remain closed as coronavirus prevalence continues…," she said.
If the coronavirus effect continues, she said, the educational institutions will remain closed. "We’ll reopen those when it (coronavirus) stops," she said.
The Premier said this at a video conference with the public representatives and officials of eight districts under Rajshahi division over Covid-19 from her official residence Ganabhaban. The districts are Bogura, Chapainawabganj, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Natore, Pabna, Rajshahi and Sirajgonj.
"Don't worry about loan interest"
Earlier, the Prime Minister exchanged views with the public representatives and officials of 51 districts of Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Sylhet, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions in five phases.
She requested the businesspeople, who took loans for operating their business entities, not to be worried about the loan interests. The lending organisations were not supposed to take those interests right now, she mentioned.
"You were doing your business taking loans, but your loans have piled up for the shutdown in these months due to the coronavirus…so, don’t think about that (loan interest)," she said.
Sheikh Hasina said keeping people alive maintaining the ways of lives and livelihood is the major thing right now.
The Prime Minister said the government is gradually relaxing the less affected areas where the coronavirus is yet to spread largely.
"We’re giving our attention to that areas so that people could lead a normal life and carry out their trade and business," she added.
