Sunday’s (February 15) Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the equivalent examinations have been rescheduled to February 20 due to hartal enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid confirmed the shift in a press briefing at his secretariat office on Saturday afternoon. He said due to Jum’a prayer the examinations would be held from 9:00am on Friday. Decision to shift the examinations has been taken considering the security of the examinees, he added.