After several closures due to the heatwave sweeping the country, all primary and secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutions across the country resumed classes today

The government seem to be going back and forth on the closure of educational institutions amid the ongoing heatwave.

Reopening schools and madrasas despite a heat alert was a poor decision

The ongoing heatwave has made day-to-day life difficult for all, with the government initially taking steps to protect schoolchildren from heat-related illnesses

The reopening of educational institutions amid the heatwave was marred by two teachers’ deaths and dozens of students becoming sick.

All primary and secondary schools, as well as colleges, reopened today after a long break that included the Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baishakh holidays, and a week off due to the ongoing heatwave