Dhaka, May 1 -- Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said on Tuesday that educational institutions will be kept open on Fridays if needed to end syllabuses according to curriculums.

"If I have to keep it open on Friday to achieve what we need to do with education, I have to keep it open," he said.

He made the remarks while talking to journalists at the latter's office in the secretariat in Dhaka.

"We now have 185 working days. We have been kept there for 20 days for evaluation. Five days for the national days, we will make readjustments on the extra days. It's hard to keep the education calendar steady," said the minister.

Asked about the High Court order on the closure of educational institutions, Nowfel said t...