Educational Institutions In Bangladesh To Remain Closed Till October 3 Now

DHAKA || The Government of Bangladesh has decided to extend the ongoing closure of the educational institutions in the country till October 3. The decision was taken in a meeting of the ministry of education presided over by the Minister Dipu Moni.

A press release issued by the Ministry said that the concerned departments will also prepare a proposal for an alternative assessment method if the Corona situation continues to prevail in the country. The decision has been taken to ensure the safety of students in view of the continuing Corona pandemic.

The educational institutions have been closed since March 17 after the first Corona Positive case was detected in Bangladesh on March 8. In the meanwhile, the country reported 45 deaths and 2436 corona positive cases in the last 24 hours since Wednesday..

This is the third consecutive day when recoveries have been significantly higher than the number of fresh Corona positive cases leading to a decline in active cases in the country. Recovery rate has steadily moved up to 63.52 percent.

As on Thursday, the death toll due to Corona in Bangladesh stood at 4127 and the total number of infected people is over 3.04 lakh.