Schoolchildren back to classes

Schools and colleges reopened across the country on Sunday maintaining health rules after an 18-month shutdown amid coronavirus pandemic. Students were greeted with flowers and candies on the first day of their school though violation of health rules were reported from some places.

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Students are elated as they sit in their classrooms at Chuadanga Government Girls High School.
Sha Alam
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Students stand in a queue at Muslim Academy School, Jashore.
Ehsan-Ud-Daula
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A teacher takes a class at Enayet Bazar Girls College, Chattogram.
Jewel Shil
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Guardians crowd outside Bangladesh Mohila Samity Girls High School, Chattogram, flouting health rules.
Sowrav Das
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Students play the drum to greet their classmates at Bogura Government Girls' High School.
Soyel Rana
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A school staffer rings a bell to start classes Cumilla High School.
M Sadek
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A teacher greets students with roses on the first at Government Girls’ High School, Jashore.
Ehsan-Ud-Daula
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A group of students take a selfie to share their moment of joy at Government Girls’ High School, Jashore.
Ehsan-Ud-Daula
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Students are greeted with flowers and candy at Rotary School, Khulna.
Saddam Hossain
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Students wash hands before entering their classrooms at Sapchari Government Primary School.
Supriyo Chakma
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Students cross a narrow bamboo bridge as water submerges the school grounds at Talabah Model High School, Kaliakair, Gazipur.
Sazid Hossain
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A student applies hand sanitizer to her classmates at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Dhaka.
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A child smiles happily as she attends her classes at Pogose Laboratory School and College in Dhaka.
Dipu Malakar