State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain on Sunday said the schools of the country will not be reopened until the Covid-19 situation gets normal and the safety of children is ensured.

There will be no Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examination for 2020 and the students will be promoted to the next class through class assessment instead.

The Primary and Mass Education Ministry will send a proposal to the Prime Minister over cancellation of the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination due to the coronavirus pandemic, said

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain on Saturday said the government is all set to procure paddy directly from farmers after a selection process through lottery.

A total of 226 teachers, students and officials of different primary schools across the country have so far been infected with the coronavirus.

A total of 82,422 students have got scholarships in the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination held in 2019.

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain on Tuesday told Parliament that more than 7,000 posts of head teachers are vacant in government primary schools across the country.