All primary and secondary schools in Pabna were closed today due to the fall of temperature.

The decision, announced in separate notices issued on Monday by the district Primary Education Officer Siddique Md Eusuf Reza and district Education Officer Rostom Ali Helali, came in response to forecasts of temperatures below 10°C.

The notices directed the suspension of all classes and academic activities in the district. The notices cited concerns about students’ well-being in the extremely cold weather.

“If the temperature falls continue, academic activities will be suspended in schools, but official activities will continue,” Eusuf Reza told this reporter.

Ishwardi Met office observer Md. Nazmul Haque also confirmed a significant temperature drop in the area, recording a low of 9.2°C this morning.

The government on January 16 directed authorities concerned to close primary and secondary schools in districts where the mercury drops to 10°C or below.