Educational institutions to reopen if situation improves : PM

Bangladesh prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Educational institutions to reopen if situation improves. Reiterating her call to countrymen to maintain health guidelines properly to contain COVID-19, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government would reopen the educational institutions if the Coronvirus situation improves in February.

“. . . We would watch the situation in February. If the state in February remains well then we will reopen the educational institutions on a limited scale,” she said.

The premier was addressing the results handover and publishing ceremony of HSC and equivalent examinations at International Mother Language Institute, joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban here this morning, reports BSS.

She said the government would take necessary measures to reopen the educational institutions so the students can go to schools, colleges and universities.

In this regard, Sheikh Hasina said they mull to do all possible measures “but for that, all people will have to maintain health protection guidelines properly to tackle COVID-19”.