Conspectus: Teachers hold Sat classes to recover lost time

City Desk:

Following a strike demanding the nationalisation of private schools and colleges, several MPO-listed education institutions are holding classes on Saturday to make up for students’ lost lessons.
On Saturday, teachers and staff said the move is aimed at addressing learning gaps and preparing students ahead of the annual exams, reports bdnews24.com.

“Due to the Central Shaheed Minar protests, schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutions across Bangladesh did not conduct classes for eight days, causing some loss to students,” said Delawar Hossain Azizi, secretary of the MPO teachers’ alliance for nationalisation, the group leading the movement.

“To recover this loss and repay the nation’s debt, on our alliance’s call, schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutions across the country are running full-fledged classes even on Saturdays. Classes will continue in private institutions on Nov 1, 8, and 15 ahead of annual exams.”