Dhaka: The High Court (HC) has issued a directive to keep all government and non-government lower secondary and secondary schools closed from February 18 in observance of the holy month of Ramadan. Despite this closure, the court has mandated that any scheduled examinations during Ramadan must proceed as planned.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the directive came from a High Court division bench consisting of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Ashif Hasan. The bench passed the order and issued a rule following a hearing on a writ petition related to the matter. The petition was filed by Advocate Elias Ali Mondal, who, along with Advocate Tanjina Boby Liza, presented the plea before the court.
Earlier, on January 20, Supreme Court lawyer Md Elias Ali Mondal had filed the writ seeking directives for the closure of lower secondary and secondary schools during Ramadan. Before filing the petition, legal notices were issued to the secretaries of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education regarding this issue.