Educational institutions will be reopened if the rate of Covid-19 transmission drops, said Education Minister Dipu Moni.
She also said the government has a plan to make up for the loss of students due to the closure of schools and colleges for the last one and a half years and it will be implemented in phases.
She made these remarks while addressing a virtual press conference on Thursday.
Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Secretary of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) Mahbub Hossain, Secretary of the Madrasa and Technical Department Aminul Islam, Director General of DSHE Prof Syed Golam Faruk and Chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board Prof Narayan Chandra Saha were present, among others, at the event.
"We have closed educational institutions for a long time as we do not want to put students at risk. Meanwhile, as an alternative, classes are ongoing on television, online classes and assignments are being given. Short syllabus for students has been finalized. There are number of plans," the Education Minister said.
She added that there are also plans for those who were supposed to be admitted to the school during the pandemic period but could not.
Attempts are being made to make up for the loss, she continued.
Meanwhile, the education minister said SSC and HSC examinations will be held in November and December respectively according to a short syllabus.
She said number of subjects will be reduced and assignments will be counted to evaluate along with limited examinations.
She made recommendations to the examinees to prepare themselves well.
