HSC exam decision Monday

The government will decide on shifting the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for Tuesday, the first day of the 36-hour countrywide shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance, on Monday, officials said.

Prof Taslima Begum, chief of the Inter-board Coordination Sub-Committee and Chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, told bdnews24.com that decision on rescheduling the examinations would be made following discussions with the Education Minister and the Secretary.

Senior Public Relations Officer of the ministry Subodh Chandra Dhali told bdnews24.com on Sunday night that rescheduling would take place on Monday.

Examinations of English (Compulsory)-Second Paper under eight general education boards, Quran Majid under Madrassa Board, and English-1 (XI), Diploma in Commerce and English and Communication (XII) under Vocational Education Board are scheduled for Tuesday.

The opposition alliance called a 36-hour shutdown beginning on Tuesday morning in protest against the jailing of eight top BNP leaders to jail.

BNP’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed were among those sent to jail following their surrender before Dhaka courts in seven cases filed by the police.

Secondary School Certificate exams of 37 subjects were deferred due to strikes enforced by the BNP and its close ally Jamaat-e Islam.

Chittagong-based Hifazat-e Islam also called a shutdown on Monday. But there are no exams on Monday and Wednesday.