As many as 53% of countries decided to reopen schools before Bangladesh, the Unesco report said. Also Read- Bangladesh to reopen schools, colleges from September 12In terms of length of school closure, Bangladesh and Venezuela were followed by Honduras (59 weeks), Kuwait (57 weeks), Panama (55 weeks) and Mexico (53 weeks). In South Asia, Sri Lanka has had the second-longest school closure of 46 weeks, and they are yet to decide on reopening. Prof Shaikh Ekramul Kabir, a member of the Education Policy-2010 formulation committee, welcomed the government's decision to reopen educational institutions. He also pointed out that Bangladesh did continue academic activities on a limited scale during the school closure.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 05, 2021 15:00 UTC