She defended the decision to keep the schools and colleges shut when Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader demanded reopening of the institutions in parliament on Thursday. “Schools and colleges have been closed since March and the government has launched ‘auto-pass’ system while offices and courts have remained open. I don’t see any logic in keeping only the educational institutions shut,” said the deputy leader of the opposition in parliament. He argued that the “auto-pass” system in place of exams is doing “injustice” to the talented students. Hasina referred to the situation in the US and Europe where the authorities had to shut down schools due to a surge in infections after reopening.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2020 18:11 UTC