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HSC exams to be rescheduled for city polls: minister
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams slated for Apr 26,27 and 28 will be rescheduled.
Published : 29 March 2015, 07:59 AM
Updated : 29 March 2015, 12:26 PM
The decision is prompted by the City Corporation elections in Dhaka and Chittagong scheduled for Apr 28, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid.
“Exams of those three days will be rescheduled on the Election Commission’s request. New dates will be announced later,” he told a media briefing on Sunday.
The HSC exams are set to start on Apr 1.
This year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams has been much disrupted due to the BNP-led coalition’s blockade and general strikes.
The ministry had to postpone tests of 16 days and hold them on Fridays and Saturdays.
Nahid had earlier said that the HSC exams would not be postponed due to political disruptions like shutdowns.
On top of a countrywide transport blockade from Jan 5, the BNP-led 20-Party alliance had been calling for shutdowns everyday expect for the weekends since the beginning of February.
It, however, has not called for shutdowns after the last one ended early morning on Mar 25, but the blockade continues.
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