Shawdesh Desk:

The primary and mass education ministry on Tuesday asked the authorities of the primary level educational institutions to resume academic activities in full swing immediately.

The decision came after Bidhan Ranjan, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, took oath as an adviser on Sunday.

Later on the day, he was appointed as the adviser to the primary and mass education ministry.

An office order, issued by the ministry on Tuesday, requested the authorities concerned to take necessary measures for resuming classroom activities in all government primary schools, Children Welfare Trust-operated primary schools and Bureau of Non-Formal Education-operated learning centres across the country in full swing immediately.

On July 17, the ministry announced the closure of government primary schools in areas under city corporations in eight divisional cities for an indefinite period amid the student protests demanding quota reform in government jobs.

Later on July 20, the ministry closed all educational institutions under it.

Earlier on July 31, the ministry announced to reopen all primary schools, except 12 city corporations and municipal areas under Narsingdi, would resume from August 4.

Later the government backtracked from the decision.

Inter Services Public Relations Directorate issued a press release on the night of August 5 saying that all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous offices, private establishments and educational institutions would be reopened from August 6.

The announcement came hours after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India amid mass uprising led by student protesters.

The presence of students in the educational institutions remained very low since the reopening of the educational institutions.