All educational institutions in the country have reopened after being closed for a month due to safety concerns during the quota reform and anti-discrimination movement. Schools were closed to protect students amid the clashes and loss of lives.
On Sunday, schools became busy again as students returned to their classes. To ensure student safety, extra security measures have been put in place. At the school gates, security has been tightened, and students are required to show their ID cards before entering.
Vehicles that transport students are also taking special precautions. Parents have received SMS alerts, advising them to remain on high alert when sending their children to school. The closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions, including polytechnic institutes, was initially declared on July 16. On the same day and night, all public and private universities were also closed. After a long month of closure, all educational institutions have finally reopened today, Sunday, August 18.
The decision to reopen was announced last Thursday, August 15, in an office order signed by Mosammat Rahima Akhter, Deputy Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education. The order stated that the Chief Adviser had instructed the reopening of educational institutions and the resumption of educational programs starting Sunday, August 18.
Following this directive, all concerned authorities were requested to take necessary steps to ensure the smooth reopening of schools and the continuation of educational activities. Secondary schools and colleges were first closed indefinitely on July 17. The government then announced the closure of all government primary schools in the city corporation areas of the eight divisional cities on July 18. Later, all primary schools in the country were declared closed.
