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   DHAKA, Jan, 08, 2022 (BSS) - Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said the government does not want to shut educational institutions right now due to a rise in the Covid-19 infection rate.

   "We do not want to shut the educational institutions . . . students go to their schools after taking vaccines. We're thinking about vaccination of students under 12 years," she said while talking to journalists after a programme of a college in the city. 

   She said a meeting of the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 is due tomorrow, where decision will be taken after discussing the overall situation.

   Dipu Moni said the students have already suffered due to Covid-19 as they attended classes mostly online, not in person. The ministry has taken various steps to fill the gap created due to absence of classroom-based teaching, she added. 

   "We need to do some adjustment in our plan," the minister said and urged all to maintain heath rules.