Schools with less than 50 students to be merged with nearby ones

Schools across the country with less than 50 students in the last 10 years will be merged with neighbouring schools, Primary and Mass Education Ministry Secretary Farid Ahmed said.

He said: "We will look into the picture of the last 10 years. Schools with less than 50 students will be merged with neighbouring schools. We have found about 300 such schools. We are verifying them."

He said this at a briefing held at the conference room of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education at the Secretariat.

Noting that all these schools will not be closed down indiscriminately, he said: "Decisions will be taken after considering all the circumstances including local realities."