The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education of Bangladesh has decided to keep government primary schools open on ten consecutive Saturdays following the Ramadan holidays to make up for learning losses. The directive was issued through a circular signed by Md. Zainal Abedin, Deputy Director of Pre-primary and Integrated Education at the Directorate of Primary Education. The circular instructs all district primary education officers to take necessary steps to implement the decision.

According to the ministry, the extended closure during Ramadan created a potential learning gap among students. To address this, the ministry ordered that regular classes be conducted on ten Saturdays after schools reopen. The government had earlier declared holidays for all primary and secondary institutions from February 19 to March 26, 2026, in observance of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, and Independence Day.

After the weekly holidays on March 27 and 28, schools are scheduled to reopen on March 29, when the Saturday classes will begin to recover lost instructional time.