Bangladesh government on Saturday (Apr 20) ordered closure of all schools, madrasahs and collages for next seven days as the weather office reported a “severe heat wave” to be sweeping over the country, fearing the mercury level could break the record.
The schools were scheduled to reopen on Sunday (Apr 21) after the long vacation for the celebration of the Independence Day, Eid festival and the Bengali New Year since Mar 26.
“But the heat wave warning prompted us to issue a directive to keep them close until April 27,” a spokesman of the primary and mass education ministry said.
Shortly after the announcement, the education ministry as well came up with an identical order saying high schools and colleges too would be closed for the next seven days.
