Heatwave: High Court orders closure of schools, madrasas till Thursday

The High Court has ordered the closure of primary, secondary schools and madrasa classes till Thursday amid the ongoing heatwave.

The High Court bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order on Monday.

All secondary schools, colleges, madrasas and technical educational institutions of Dhaka, Chuadanga, Jessore, Khulna and Rajshahi districts were ordered to remain closed on Monday on the advice of the Ministry of Health and the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

However, the institutions that have air conditioning can stay open if their authorities want, the Ministry of Education announced in a circular on Sunday evening.

A moderate to severe heatwave is affecting the country including the capital Dhaka.

As a result, the met office on Sunday again issued a 72-hour or three-day heat alert across the country.