The government has further extended the shutdown of all the educational institutions, except Qawmi madrasas, across Bangladesh till October 3 due to the global pandemic.
MA Khair, public relations officer of the Education Ministry, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune on Thursday.
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Earlier in March, the government ordered all the schools, colleges and universities across the country to close down soon after the first cases of Covid-19 in Bangladesh were reported on March 8.
The shutdown has since been extended several times, with the latest one issued on Thursday.
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The government has been running a distance-learning program through Sangsad Television for schools and colleges. Classes are taking place on Facebook and YouTube for primary and secondary-level students as well.
Many universities have already started online classes to keep up with the coursework.
