Bangladesh has ended a British colonial era practice that forces children to line the streets in front of their schools every time a senior official visits, a minister said Wednesday.

Last month, a government official came under fire in the Bangladeshi media when hundreds of students were made to wait more than two hours under a scorching sun to greet him.

Many Bangladeshis recall similar experiences from their school days and visits from senior bureaucrats and other dignitaries can be frequent in rural areas.

“We’ve stopped this practice because it does not set a good example. It’s unnecessary. It’s painful for the students and it makes their guardians angry,” Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid told AFP.

The practice dates back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when British magistrates inspecting a school were usually welcomed with students lining the roads, waving flags and flowers.

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