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Mercury drops below 10°C, all schools in Pabna, Bogura closed
All schools of primary and secondary levels in Pabna, Bogura districts have been declared closed for Monday (January 22) as the mercury dropped below 10 degree Celsius.
All schools of primary and secondary levels in Pabna, Bogura districts have been declared closed for Monday (January 22) as the mercury dropped below 10 degree Celsius.
According to Pabna's Ishwardi Meteorological Observatory, temperature 9.2 degrees Celsius was recorded on Monday morning, which was 9.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
A press release on Sunday night confirmed the closure notice which was signed by Pabna District Primary Education Officer Siddique Mohammad Yusuf Raja and District Secondary Education Officer Rostam Ali Helali.
As the temperature of Pabna and Ishwardi is likely to be below 10 degree Celsius, all government primary and secondary schools will be closed for one-day on Monday, it said.
Another reports: All primary and secondary level educational institutions in Bogura were declared closed for Monday due to severe cold.
Shah Alam, senior observer of Bogura Met Office, said the district recorded the season's lowest temperature at 9.1 degrees Celsius at 9am.
A mild cold wave has been sweeping the district and it may persist this month, he said.
Anwar Hossain, assistant headmaster of Bogura ZilaSchool, said the school was declared closed following the directive from the district education office in the morning.
District Education Officer Hazrat Ali said all secondary educational institutions have been declared closed and all upazila education offices have been informed about this.
District Primary Education Officer Asaduzzaman Chowdhury said all primary schools in the district have been declared shut as the temperature dropped below 10 degree Celsius.
On January 16, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) issued a circular saying that the education authorities in any district can close down schools in case the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius.
According to the circular, "A cold wave is sweeping different parts of the country and as a result the educational activities are being seriously hampered. The regional deputy directors in consultation with the district education officers can keep the educational institutions under secondary level closed if the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius in any district."