Live Correspondent: Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said the government wants to keep the education institutions open amid the ongoing Covid-19 situation.

"The government wants to keep open the education institutions but students, teachers and guardians have to follow the health guidelines properly," she told journalists after attending the ninth convocation of Daffodil International University (DIU) at Dattapara in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka.

The education minister also said if corona virus increases again, the government will decide to close the education institutions in the country considering the health security for all.

Degrees were awarded to 12,168 students who passed the bachelor's and master's examinations between Spring 2019 and Summer 2021 at this year's convocation. Among them, 12 graduates were awarded gold medals in the convocation.

Trustee Board Chairman of Daffodil International University Dr Md Sabur Khan, Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Md Lutfor Rahman and Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Dr S M Mahbub Ul Haque Majumder spoke at the ceremony.

Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Kazi Shahidullah and Indian Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi also joined the convocation virtually.

Dhaka, 09 January (campuslive24.com)//AZ