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Postponed SSC exams' schedule after distribution of textbooks in flood-hit areas: Dipu
The schedule of the postponed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be announced two weeks after distribution of textbooks among the students in the flood-hit districts, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday.
There have been extensive damages due to the recent devastating flood and it was not possible to save the textbooks in the flood area, she told the reporters at the Secretariat.
“We need to ascertain how many books will be needed in these areas first. If necessary we will print textbooks.”
Once the distribution of books is completed, the students need a little time to prepare themselves for the exams she added.
Read: Floods in the northeast throw over 4.55 lakh students in Sylhet div into uncertainty
The SSC and its equivalent examinations, under all the education boards scheduled to begin on June 19, were postponed due to the flood situation in the country on June 17.
About the rapid surge of Covid-19, the minister said if they can vaccinate the students below 12, they will keep the educational institutions open. “At this moment, schools will not be closed. Decision will be taken seeing the situation.”
Steps to be taken to normalize power supply to flood-hit areas as soon as situation improves: BPDB
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) in a statement on Monday said that initiatives will be taken to normalize the power supply to the flood affected areas as soon as the situation improves.
It said that the organization was forced to suspend the power supply partially or fully to Sylhet, Sunamganj and other flood affected areas on safety and security grounds.
Read: Nasrul Hamid’s prompt alert on temporary power disconnection in Sunamganj
The BPDB urged all to maintain communication in case of emergency need with its control room: number-01313096296 (Sylhet), 01708149502-3 (Dhaka).
Boost monitoring to minimise farmers’ losses: Razzque
Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday asked the officials concerned to monitor the field activities and supervise it closely after visiting the flood-hit areas as soon as possible to recoup farmers’ losses.
Flood: No respite from sufferings, 10 die in 24 hrs
Although floodwater started to recede in some districts, the affected people are yet to see any respite from their sufferings due to lack of food and drinking water.
7,147MT rice distributed among flood victims
The government has distributed 7,147 metric tonnes of rice among the flood-affected people as humanitarian assistance.