Education Minister Dipu Moni on Saturday said the educational institutions will be shut down again if Covid-19 infections increase in the country.
Dipu Moni came up with the same comments Health Minister Zahid Maleque made on Friday.
“After a long 17 months, all the educational institutions (schools and colleges) of the country are going to be reopened from Sunday. The coronavirus infection is less likely to surge if health rules are followed properly,” she told the media before attending a programme of Awami League at Jamalpur Circuit House.
“Even then, if infections start rising, educational institutions will be closed again if necessary.”
The country’s primary, secondary and higher secondary educational institutions will resume in-person academic activities from Sunday after the government shuttered all educational institutions in March last year to halt the spread of Covid-19.
With the authorities recording a drop in Covid-19 cases and deaths in recent weeks, the government decided to reopen all educational institutions in phases across the country.
After the reopening, the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinees of 2020-2021 session, and the Primary Education Completion examinees will attend classes regularly while the students of grades I-IV and VI-IX will attend classes once a week initially.
