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The adviser to the primary and mass education ministry, Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, said on Monday that it would take a few more days to make academic activities at the primary level educational institutions normal.

Talking with reporters at the secretariat on the day, he also said that his priority was to ensure quality education.


Suleman Khan, secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division under the education ministry, told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· on the day that they would soon give instructions to all secondary, higher secondary and tertiary level educational institutions under them to resume all academic activities.

Bidhan Ranjan, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, took oath as an adviser on Sunday.

Later on the day, he was appointed as the adviser to the primary and mass education ministry.

Inter Services Public Relations Directorate issued a press release on the night of August 5 saying that all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous offices, private establishments and educational institutions would be reopened from August 6.

The announcement came hours after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India amid mass uprising led by student protesters.

The presence of students in the educational institutions remained very low since the reopening of the educational institutions.

Many educational institutions, including universities, remained closed while many, especially the private ones, were holding online classes.

Against the backdrop, the adviser on Monday said that many parents still did not want to send their children to schools.

In this regard, discussion would be held with all stakeholders to create an environment of education at the schools, he continued.

Bidhan Roy also said that primary education was the base of a nation and for that they would work for ensuring the quality of education.

The primary and mass education ministry secretary, Farid Ahmed, said that it would take two to four more days to restore the normal academic activities at the primary schools. 

Replying to a question regarding the ISPR instruction, the education ministry secretary, Suleman Khan, said that the ministry had closed the educational institutions.

‘The educational institutions that have already reopened are no problems but still the presence of students is low,’ he said, adding, ‘We will give instructions to all institutions soon to resume normal academic activities.’

He added that they were preparing a summary to submit to the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in this regard.

During student-led protests, the government between July 16 and July 20 announced an indefinite closure of all primary, secondary, higher secondary and tertiary level educational institutions.

The primary and mass education ministry took a decision to resume classes in the primary schools from August 4 across the country, except 12 city corporations and municipal areas under Narsingdi but later backtracked on the decision.