A 24-day summer and Eid-ul-Fitr vacation will begin at Chittagong University from April 17. The academic activities of the university will resume on May 11, said a press release of the university signed by Deputy Registrar SM Akbar Hossain on Monday. Also read: Eid: Govt employees to get salaries, allowances within April 25 The residential halls will remain open during the vacation, it said. Classes of all departments will remain suspended during this period on the occasion of Eid-u-Fitr, Shab-e-Qdar and May Day. However, the administrative activities will continue, said SM Manirul Hasan, acting registrar of the university. Also read: No launch ticket without NID cards during Eid: Khalid

Schools and colleges across the country are likely to remain shut until Eid-ul-Fitr vacation if the recent spike in Coronavirus infections continues, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday. “The closure of primary, secondary and higher secondary-level institutions is likely to be extended until Eid-ul-Fitr like universities if the coronavirus cases continue to rise. A decision in this regard will be taken after a meeting with the National Technical Advisory Committee formed to fight the Covid-19 pandemic,” she said. Also read: Covid-19: Educational institutions reopening may be delayed The decision over reopening of the schools and colleges will be revealed by tomorrow (Friday), said the minister while talking to reporters after attending a meeting arranged at Bangabandhu Avenue, marking Genocide Day. The government shut educational institutions on March 17 last year after the country reported its first Covid-19 cases on March 8. The closure was extended several times, most recently until late March this year. On February 22 the education minister announced that university classes will resume on May 24. University dormitories were scheduled to be reopened on May 17. Besides, classes in all primary, secondary and higher secondary-level educational institutions were scheduled to resume on March 30. Also read: Bangladesh's daily Covid-19 cases stay over 1,000 for 3 days Meanwhile, Covid-19 claimed 25 more lives and infected 3,567 others in 24 hours till Wednesday morning amid an alarming spike in cases over the past few weeks in Bangladesh. The coronavirus fatalities rose to 8,763 with the latest figure while the new cases pushed the total infections to 580,808, according to a handout of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the fresh 3,537 cases, Bangladesh has seen the worst daily increase in daily numbers for the second consecutive day since July 15, 2020. The free movement of people ignoring health protocols is believed to be the reason behind the recent upsurge in cases.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS), a passenger welfare forum, on Wednesday urged the authorities concerned to impose restriction on going home during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr vacation to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus in the country.