News Desk: All schools and colleges in the country will be opened on March 30, said the Minister of Education. Dipu Moni. He made the remarks after an inter-ministerial meeting at the secretariat on Saturday night.

He said educational institutions have been closed for the last one year. Students have already suffered a lot. Holidays will be reduced this year to offset that loss.

Although the first case of corona virus was identified in Bangladesh on March8, the first death was reported on March 18. The government is moving day by day to identify the patients and increase the number of deaths. All government and private offices, including educational institutions, were closed to prevent the virus from spreading. In the current situation in Corona, government and private offices of the country have been opened from May 31. However, the leave was extended till February 28 after a few steps. That holiday has been extended for another month and the educational establishment is being opened on March 30.