Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-25,

The Coronavirus infection rate in the country is declining, and if this trend continues then all the educational institutions in the country will be reopened soon, said Minister of Education Dr. Dipu Moni.

However, she said that the institutions will be opened step by step.

Dr. Dipu Moni said this Tuesday at a national mourning day memorial event by Awami League sub-committee on Cultural Affairs at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center

"It's good news for us now that the infection rate is declining, if it slows down further, we will be able to open all the educational institutions very soon. But we will open step by step because the number of students in our classrooms is more than any other country in the world. Covid-prevention social distancing is important; so, we will reopen the educational institutions considering the fact of maintaining social distance while continuing educational activities.”

She added that the government is fully prepared to reopen the educational institutions but once reopened, not everyone might have the opportunity to attend classes all days of the week.

“Just waiting to observe how low the infection rate goes,” she further said

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