Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneSchools have been closed since March 17 amid the Covid-19 outbreakThe government has decided to keep all educational institutions of the country closed till January 16 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government had announced general holidays in late March in the wake of the pandemic and shut all the educational institutions from March 17. Although activities at both government and private offices were gradually restored, educational institutions have not been reopened. Last month, shutdown on all educational institutions, except Qawmi madrasas, was extended till December 19. Educational institutions also had to seek out different methods to grade performance of students.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 18, 2020 08:14 UTC