The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has caused confusion with conflicting guidelines about the temperature threshold for school closures to save students from bitter winter cold. Initially, a notice issued on Tuesday afternoon mandated the possible suspension of classes in secondary schools in any district where the highest temperature falls below 17 degrees Celsius. However, just two and a half hours later, a second notice revised this threshold, stating the temperature threshold for school closures is 10 degrees Celsius, not 17. For instance, the country's lowest temperature on Tuesday morning was 9.7 degrees Celsius in Sreemangal, while the highest was 24.5 degrees Celsius in Cox’s Bazar. Despite the cold wave, no district recorded a highest temperature below 10 degrees Celsius.

Source: bd News24 January 16, 2024 18:04 UTC