Schools won’t open now: PM
Textbook distribution starts
A schoolboy takes his set of brand new textbooks from Education Minister Dipu Moni at the launching ceremony of the countrywide textbook distribution programme in the capital’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the event virtually. Photo: PID
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said educational institutions will not reopen before the pandemic is contained.
Inaugurating the distribution of free textbooks for all school students, she also asked everyone to strictly adhere to the health guidelines when they hand out the textbooks.
Instead of celebrating the Textbook Festival on January 1 like the previous years, the government decided to distribute the books among students in phases so that the schools do not get crowded.