Educational institutions across the country reopened on Sunday after nearly 40 days of holidays during Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.
Ahead of the reopening, the Ministry of Education issued a set of guidelines for institutions to follow.
The directives were outlined in a notice issued on Wednesday by the Secondary and Higher Education Division, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Muhammad Helal Chowdhury.
According to the notice, institutions must ensure thorough cleaning of campuses before reopening and maintain regular cleanliness throughout the year. Authorities have also been instructed to strengthen supervision of daily cleaning activities.
The ministry further directed institutions to organise weekly cleanliness drives involving teachers and students. Schools and colleges have also been advised to undertake tree plantation programmes on campuses and ensure proper maintenance of gardens.
In addition, institutions have been asked to conduct motivational activities to raise awareness among students about maintaining cleanliness.
Earlier, considering the ongoing global situation and the need to conserve electricity and energy, classes and examinations at all public and private universities in the country were temporarily suspended from March 9. As a result, the Eid holidays at universities began earlier than scheduled.
Following the break, academic activities resumed on Sunday at most higher educational institutions across the country, including Dhaka University. According to the ministry’s directive, all classes and examinations remained suspended from March 9 to March 28, aligning the closure with the Eid holidays.
Meanwhile, special measures have been introduced to address the learning gap caused by school closures during the month of Ramadan. To compensate for the lost academic time, government primary schools will remain open for the next 10 Saturdays after regular classes resume. As part of this arrangement, classes will be held on April 4 despite it being a weekly holiday.
