The Chattogram Education Board and Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board announced the new dates for the HSC and Alim examinations which were postponed due to flood.

The decision was announced this afternoon, said a notice, signed by Narayan Chandra Nath, Controller of Chattogram Education Board.

According to the new schedule, the HSC Bangla first paper will now be held on Sept 27, the Bangla 2nd paper exam will be held on Oct 1, the English first paper on Oct 3, and the English 2nd paper on Oct 5.

However, the other exams will be held as per the previous schedule.

Meanwhile, the first four subjects of Madrasa Education Board's Alim exams will be held October 1, 3, 5 and 8, reads the notice.

The Quran Mazid examination scheduled for August 17 will be held from 10am to 1pm on October 1.

The Arabic 1st paper -205 and Arabic Literature-223 examinations will now be held from 10am to 1pm on October 3.

Apart from this, Bangla First Paper-236 examination will be held on October 5 and Bangla Second Paper-237 examination will be held from 10am to 1pm on October 8.

In the face of heavy rain and flooding in the Chattogram Division, the Chattogram Education Board, the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board, and the Technical Education Board deferred the HSC and equivalent exams by 10 days.

The education boards in Bangladesh were set to start the HSC exams on Aug 17, but the dates for the three boards were then rescheduled to Aug 27.

A total of 13,59, 342 students—6,88, 887 boys and 6,70,455 girls--- expected to appear in this year’s HSC examination, 1,55,935 more than the previous year as a total of 12,03, 407 students sat for the exam last year.

The HSC exams will be held at 2,658 exam centres and 9,169 educational institutions.

Among the total students, 11,08,594 students will appear for the exam under the nine general education boards, 98,031 under the Madrasa board and 1,52,717 under the Technical Education board.