Govt to extend school closure due to covid

School closure due to the pandemic will be extended and the decision on holding the postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be announced on Monday or Tuesday. 

If there is any exam, the candidates will be informed at least four weeks before, said Education Minister Dipu Moni at a views-exchange programme with reporters yesterday.

"The situation is still not favourable for reopening schools, so school closure will be extended. We will let you know soon," she said at the virtual programme.

On March 17, the government closed the schools to contain the spread of Covid-19. The closure was extended till October 3. The long closure has led to the cancellation of exams and left academic calendars in disarra