The government is considering extending weekends for educational institutions to save on electricity, Education Minister Dipu Moni has said.
The minister was speaking at a seminar on Friday.
She said a decision on the matter would be announced soon.
According to the new curriculum that will come into effect in 2023, educational institutions will have a two-day weekend.
Dipu Moni said there had been no academic loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic and research on this issue was underway.
Speaking about the importance of technical education, the minister said: “No one has remained unemployed after receiving technical education.”
She added that technical education should be made prestigious.