Dhaka Bureau: Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury said that class exams can be continued on Fridays and weekends to reduce the learning gap.
He said this while talking to reporters at the ministry on Tuesday (April 30).
The education minister said that the temperature in each region of Bangladesh is different. Now the temperature is low in the North-East and Howrah regions. However, due to heavy rains, teaching has to be stopped in a few days due to flooding there. For this, educational institutions will be kept open even on Fridays, if necessary, to reduce the learning gap due to various holidays, including natural calamities.
On Thursday, May 2, educational institutions will not be open or closed, the minister said. After getting a copy of the order, the order will be communicated to the concerned parties. However, we respect the court order and do not want to comment on it.
He said that the Executive Department has been coordinating with the Department of Meteorology and the Department of Health to give instructions regarding the teaching of different areas. But when spontaneous decisions come, our work gets interrupted.
Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury said that vacations, curriculum, and textbooks are decided in the light of a coordinated plan with stakeholders. Criticism of influential people centered in the capital and social media does not lead to governance.
The situation in the capital is not the same as in other districts. So a different decision had to be made. That is why teaching has been suspended in certain districts. The Education Minister said that different decisions have been taken regarding the closure of schools, keeping in mind the marginalized communities.
