Primary schools to be reopened Aug 4 partially

The government will reopen primary schools on August 4 (Sunday) on a limited scale.

The Primary and Mass Education Ministry and Primary Education Directorate took the decision after a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

According to a notification, schools in 12 city corporations and all municipalities in Narsingdi district will remain shut for the time being.

The notification also states that during the ongoing curfew, district education officers will be able to coordinate class schedules based on local situation in their respective districts.

The city corporations where primary schools will remain closed are -- Dhaka North and South, Khulna, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Barishal, Cumilla, Sylhet, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Mymensingh.

On July 17, the government announced the closure of all the government primary schools due to the violence centering the quota reform movement.