Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The government has asked for detailed reports on the damage to educational institutions following the recent earthquakes.

The Education Engineering Department (EED) has requested information from high schools, colleges, madrasas and technical institutions that were affected. The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has separately sought reports on government primary schools.

On Sunday, the EED sent letters to its district-level offices, asking for information on institutions under the Secondary and Higher Education Division, as well as those under the Technical and Madrasah Education Division.

The letter, signed by Chief Engineer Tarek Anwar Jahedi, instructed executive engineers to submit reports by Monday, includi...