Directive to begin classes at primary schools at 10:00am 

The Primary and Mass Education Ministry has directed all primary schools across the country to begin classes at 10:00am due to the ongoing cold wave. The new directive will be effective until January 31.

A circular signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Kabir Uddin was issued in this regard on Monday (January 22). 

According to the circular, ‘Severe cold waves are flowing in different districts of the country. It is being learned that regular academic activities are being disrupted due to the ongoing cold waves. For instance, the primary schools in the districts, where the temperature falls below 10 degrees Celsius, will remain closed.”