Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Mojaharul Islam, headmaster of the institution which caters to students mostly from low-income families, doubts whether the remaining 30 percent will ever come back to the classroom.

"Many have gone back to their villages. Some girls have been married off while other students have taken up jobs," he said.

"Some students may drop out of school as not all of them are solvent."

Surveys had predicted huge dropouts amid the pandemic. There is no clear picture of the real situation now just days after the reopening, but the signs are still ominous.

The government said it is collecting information from all the institutions to determine how many students have dropped out.

উদয়ন উচ্&...