The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education also instructs the heads to reinforce the 'risky' buildings listed by RAJUK
Over 2.9 million students sit for PEC, Ebtedayee exams
The Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations are underway at around 7,000 centres across Bangladesh.
Published : 17 Nov 2019, 07:08 AM
Updated : 17 Nov 2019, 07:08 AM
Over 2.9 millions candidates are sitting for the exams which began at 10am on Sunday.
Among them, 2.55 million students are taking PEC test for fifth graders. Of them, 1,181,300 are boys and 1,371,967 are girls. The number of candidates for the exams has dropped by over 200,000 this year compared to 2018.
Meanwhile, 350,371 students -- 187,082 boys and 163,289 girls -- are sitting for the Ebteyadee examination, which has seen the number of candidates rise by 30,982 from last year.
The examinations are scheduled to end on Nov 24.
RELATED STORIES
Thousands of students rallied outside parliament holding banners reading "no to private universities"
The shift has been met with mixed reactions from parents, some of whom are calling for changes to the new evaluation approach
The Appellate Division overturns a High Court ruling that declared the NBR's tax imposition as invalid
