Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Following a strike demanding the nationalisation of private schools and colleges, several MPO-listed education institutions are holding classes on Saturday to make up for students' lost lessons.

On Saturday, teachers and staff said the move is aimed at addressing learning gaps and preparing students ahead of the annual exams.

"Due to the Central Shaheed Minar protests, schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutions across Bangladesh did not conduct classes for eight days, causing some loss to students," said Delawar Hossain Azizi, secretary of the MPO teachers' alliance for nationalisation, the group leading the movement.

"To recover this loss and repay the nation's debt, on our alliance's call, schools, coll...