Due to the closure of educational institutions due to continuous quota reform movement, the student’s studies are being disrupted across the country. Besides, the ongoing HSC examination has been suspended and the students are in fear.

“I am really worried about the speed at which I was studying and taking the exam, whether I will get that attention back when the exam starts again.”  said HSC examinee Tasfia Tanjim.

Tasfia is appearing at HSC exam from Bogura Cantonment School and College. Due to the violence of the quota movement, HSC exams were delayed and all educational institutions across the country were closed.

Tasfia said, the theory tests of our science department were supposed to end on August 7. Tests for tougher subjects like Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics are still to come. Chemistry was scheduled to be held on July 21 and 23 and Mathematics on August 29 and 31.

The government has postponed all examinations till August 1. The postponed exams will be held after August 11. Meanwhile, there is mathematics exam on August 5 and 7. So far the exams on 5th and 7th August will be as per the scheduled routine; – we have not received any such announcement. So really we who are HSC candidates are passing time in instability.

The country’s education system has been trying to remove the wounds of the corona virus for almost three years. The multi-faceted damage caused by the closure of educational institutions for a year and a half due to the epidemic has not yet been recovered. The deadlock over the quota reform movement began earlier this year when the education program, which had been damaged by severe wildfires and floods, was recovering after a period of cold spells.

Like Tasfia, many students, parents, teachers and educators are concerned about education. Teachers and parents fear that gradual separation from class activities will increase the reluctance of lower class students to participate in learning activities, which may have a negative impact on annual evaluations and final exams.

Due to the violence in the quota reform movement, taking into account the safety of students, all the educational institutions of the country have been closed step by step since July 16. A curfew is issued if the conflict escalates.

Rafia Rubaiah, a class nine student of Bogura Yakubia Girls High School, was giving the semiannual evaluation. Rafia said, “If classes are closed, there is not much studying at home.  I can get some ideas by reading books yourself.”

School was closed for several days even during summer. Later after the opening of the school there was a lot of pressure. Then it becomes difficult.

Moushumi, Rafia’s mother, said, “There is a kind of loss to the children as schools are closed. Another kind of fear will work when schools open again. If you are caught in violence on your way to or from school, it will be difficult to survive. Rabeya Tabassum, mother of Adib Al Rafi, a fourth grade student of Bogra Zilla School, said that Adib’s six-monthly examination was over a few days before the start of the movement.

Class is about to start now. Children do not want to study at home when school is closed. Their routine and orderly life becomes chaotic. And now that the curriculum is new, children will fall behind if they don’t attend classes. It is not the previous curriculum that I will sit at home and complete the syllabus. Now they have a lot of group work, assignments. So if the school is closed, you will not be able to finish the book. Then the learning deficit will remain.

When asked what kind of loss the students are facing due to the repeated closure of educational institutions and what needs to be done to compensate for that loss, principal of BIAM Model School and College Md Mostafizur Rahman said that teachers, students and parents must work together to compensate for the loss of closure.

Principal of Bogura Government Azizul Haque College Professor Kamal Hossain said that the government announced the closure of the educational institution thinking about the safety of the students and we will work exactly as the government gives directions to compensate the loss of education.