BTV, Sangshad TV to air classes from Sunday

State-run Bangladesh Television and Sangsad TV will start airing lessons for students of class VI to class X from Sunday as the educational institutions were shut until 9 April to prevent transmission of coronavirus, reports UNB.

Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on Saturday published a lesson routine for the students.

The classes will begin at 9:00am and will go on until 12:00pm while it will be broadcast again from 2:00pm to 5:00pm every day, according to the routine.

Planning and development wing of DSHE named the television lesson programme 'my school at my home.'

Earlier on 24 March, Bangladesh shut all educational institutions including coaching centres until 9 April.

Education minister Dipu Moni had said academic programmes for students of class VI to class X would be aired by Sangsad TV from 28 March from 9:00am to 9:00pm.