Primary schools to remain open till Mar 21, secondary till Mar 25

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and the Ministry of Education have said that the country's government primary schools will remain open for the first 10 days of Ramadan (till March 21) and secondary schools for the first 15 days until March 25.

As the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed a High Court order to keep primary and secondary schools closed in the holy month of Ramadan, the two ministries officially announced the school timings on that day.
On February 8, the Education Department in an order said that classes in government and private secondary and lower secondary schools will continue from March 11 to 25. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education also asked the educational institutes to take necessary measures to continue teaching activities in government primary schools for the first 10 days of Ramadan.

The validity of the government decision was challenged through a writ petition.

On March 10, a High Court division bench comprising Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat stayed the government decision for two months, and issued a rule in this regard, after holding primary hearing on a writ petition.

As the government filed an appeal against the stay order given by the HC, the apex court led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order on Tuesday saying that the educational institutions will remain open until further notice.