Dhaka, March 20 -- The interim government has decided to suspend the lower secondary level classes introduced in government primary schools in line with the latest National Education Policy.

The grades 6-8 introduced on an experimental basis at 729 government primary schools will be cancelled from next year.

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has instructed that students not be enrolled in these grades at these schools from the 2026 academic year.

Masud Akter Khan, additional secretary of the school division of the ministry, told bdnews24.com on Thursday morning: "We want to focus on primary education, so government primary schools will only have up to class five.

"An administrative decision has been taken to suspend those thr...