Writ seeking closure of edu institutions filed

A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) seeking closure of educational institutions for 30 days due to current spread of Coronavirus.

Lawyer Younus Ali Akand filed the writ on Wednesday. He himself the confirmed the matter to Jago News. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Education Minister Dipu Moni said that if Covid-19 infections spread further in Bangladesh they would close the educational institutions.

“If the infection spreads in the educational institutions and if we cannot continue in-person classes then we will go online,” she told reporters at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital after a business session with deputy commissioners.