Bangladesh has extended again the closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions following the surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths since March.
Bangladesh's Ministry of Education said in a statement on Saturday night that the government extended the closure of the institutions till May 29.
Previously the closure was extended in phases till May 22.
According to the statement, the latest decision was taken considering the safety of students, teachers, institution employees, and guardians.
It, however, said all online academic activities of all schools and colleges will continue until May 29.
Bangladesh on March 16 last year first announced to close all educational institutions in the country in an effort to halt the spread of the COVID-19.
Since March last year, the virus has spread to nearly every Bangladeshi district, and the total number of cases has risen to 779,796 with 12,124 deaths so far.
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