C T Online Desk: The government has decided to shut down all primary schools across Bangladesh due to the severe heatwave.
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education announced the decision on Sunday.
All classes in the primary schools have been suspended from Monday to Thursday.
A severe heatwave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon, Nilphamari and Dinajpur and it is likely to continue.
Meanwhile, a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barisal divisions, the rest of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions, and the districts of Moulvibazar, Chandpur and Noakhali, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s Sunday morning bulletin.
