In-person classes at primary schools from March 1

In-person classes at primary schools will resume from March 1, said Mahbub Rahman, public relations officer of primary and mass education ministry today.

The in-person classes in secondary schools and colleges will resume partially on February 22, as per the government decision taken yesterday.

Following a sharp rise in Covid-19 transmission, the government had to close all classes in schools and colleges for two weeks from January 21, later it was extended till February 21.

Educational institutions were closed from March 17, 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resumed partially on September 12 last year.

It was one of the longest school closures -- 543 days -- in the world.