Dhaka, June 10 -- The Director General of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) Azad Khan has called on all educational institutions across Bangladesh to enforce mask-wearing and health protocols, as fears grow over a new wave of infections.

In a Facebook post on Monday, he requested all institutions under the DSHE to implement the latest health guidelines from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

"Following the COVID-19 protocol is mandatory," he wrote.

The country's schools and colleges are currently closed for Eid-ul-Azha and summer holidays.

Secondary and lower secondary schools will remain shut until Jun 19, colleges until Jun 12, madrasas until Jun 16, and primary schools until Jun 23.

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