Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel on Monday said that there is no situation to reopen educational institutions right now.
He said this in response to journalists' questions in the conference room of the ministry on Monday afternoon.
However, the minister did not say anything specific about when educational institutions can be opened.
He emphasized that the current focus is on resolving existing issues.
There is no detailed information about the number of the students who are now protesting, said the minister.
Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury held a meeting on Monday with a delegation of public university teachers to discuss the ‘Prottoy’ pension scheme.
The meeting began at 4:30pm in the conference room of the Ministry of Education.
At the outset of the meeting, responding to journalists’ questions, the education minister said: “We are going to have a meeting with the teachers. This is the beginning of the discussion. It is not possible to say what the next decision will be. We cannot decide here alone, as the Ministry of Finance and several other authorities are involved. Decisions will be taken after discussing here.”
The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister’s adviser on education and culture Kamal Abdul Nasser Chowdhury, President of the Parliamentary Committee on Education Ministry and former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, along with other officials of the ministry, reports UNB.
Earlier, teachers from 39 public universities, under the banner of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association, went on strike from July 1, halting classes and exams to demand the cancellation of the ‘Prottoy’ pension scheme.