Educational institutions to reopen in phases: Minister

Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury has said they will reopen educational institutions across the country in phases.

The minister said this at a press briefing on Tuesday evening at the Secretariat. 

“We want to open educational institutions gradually considering public safety and risk,” he said.

The minister, however, did not go into detail over the reopening of various levels of institutions.

Earlier, seven ministers and state ministers held a meeting on several issues including a ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and quota reform movement situation.  

The meeting started at around 3:20pm in the conference room of home ministry.  

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Law Minister Anisul Huq, Industries Minister Nurul Mojid Mahmud Humayun, Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, State Minister for Information and Broadcast Mohammad Ali Arafat, State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Nazrul Islam and State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak participated in the meeting. 

Top officials of law enforcing agencies were also present.