HSC, equivalent exams postponed till Aug 10

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under all education boards have been postponed till August 10 due to the situation centering the quota reform movement.

A notice, signed by professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar, chairman of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and also of the Dhaka Education Board confirmed the information, was issued in this regard on Thursday. 

“The examinations under all education boards scheduled from August 4 have been postponed due to unavoidable reasons. The postponed examinations will be held according to a new schedule from August 11,” the notice said. 

“A new schedule for the postponed examinations will be notified later through a notification,” it added. 

The HSC and equivalent examinations started on June 30 across the country. A total of 14,50,790 examinees sat for the examinations under eleven education boards including madrasa and technical education boards. 

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee later postponed examinations of all education boards scheduled for July 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31, and August 1.