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All remaining Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations for 2026 under the Chattogram Education Board have been suspended until further notice in view of the overall post-flood situation in the affected areas and considering the physical and mental well-being of examinees. The decision was announced in a notice signed by Prof Syed Akhtaruzzaman, president of the Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, on Thursday. According to the notice, the suspension was decided after reviewing the overall situation in flood-affected areas, the physical and mental condition of examinees, consultations with relevant stakeholders, and transportation difficulties caused by flood-damaged roads. The decision applies not only to the remaining HSC examinations under the Chattogram Education Board but also to all remaining Alim examinations under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, as well as HSC (BMT), HSC (Vocational) and Diploma in Commerce examinations under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board within the affected areas. The notice said the examinations will remain suspended until further instructions are issued. A revised examination schedule will be announced later through a separate notification. However, the notice clarified that examinations under all other education boards outside the Chattogram Education Board's jurisdiction, as well as those conducted by the Madrasah Education Board and the Technical Education Board in unaffected areas, will continue according to the previously announced schedule.

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinees in Cumilla travelled by boat or waded through waterlogged roads to reach their examination centres on Monday as heavy rainfall inundated roads across the city. With roads submerged, transport services were disrupted across parts of the city, making it difficult for students to arrive on time. At the Cumilla Government Women’s College examination centre, boats were arranged inside the centre premises to help students enter safely. Around 9:30am, several examinees were seen using boats to reach the centre. Prof Ahsan Parvez, chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Cumilla, said the authorities were considering the difficulties faced by students with sympathy. “Centre authorities are looking at the matter sympathetically,” he said. An examinee at the Women’s College centre, Taslima Akter, said examinations should have been postponed across all education boards considering the severe weather situation. “Students had to reach examination centres, getting drenched in rain. Many candidates arrived wearing wet clothes. Some were also seen falling on submerged roads,” she said. Guardians of the examinees also expressed frustration over holding examinations during the rainy season. Principal of Cumilla Victoria Government College Prof Abul Basher Bhuiya said 2,100 examinees from eight colleges were sitting for examinations at his college centre. “Although there is water on the field, no water entered the examination rooms. The board has instructed us to provide additional time to students who arrived late due to the situation,” he said. Ahsan Parvez said waterlogging occurred on roads and in front of examination centres in six districts under the board due to heavy rainfall, but no water entered any examination rooms. He said centre authorities had been instructed to consider the delayed arrival of students sympathetically and expressed hope that no examinee will face difficulties in sitting for the examinations. Cumilla City Corporation Administrator Md Yousuf Mollah said he visited the Government Women’s College centre before the examination began and supervised arrangements to ensure students could enter safely. Meanwhile, Cumilla city experienced severe waterlogging after 107 millimetres of rainfall in just three hours on Monday. Major roads, narrow lanes and residential areas went under water, with some areas submerged up to knee and waist levels. Many residents suffered as rainwater entered their homes, causing widespread inconvenience. Taking advantage of the situation, drivers of rickshaws and battery-powered auto-rickshaws reportedly increased fares, forcing commuters to pay extra. The Cumilla Meteorological Office said the district recorded 138.2 millimetres of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Of this, 107 millimetres were recorded between early Monday morning and 9:00am.

The Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Chattogram on Friday postponed Saturday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in all districts under its jurisdiction due to the worsening flood situation. In a notice, the board said the ICT examination (Subject Code: 275), scheduled for July 11, has been postponed in Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban districts. The board said a revised schedule for the postponed examination will be announced later. As widespread power outages have disrupted communication in many areas, the board requested in-charges of all examination centres to use public announcement systems (miking) to inform examinees and their guardians of the postponement. The decision came as heavy rainfall and flash floods continued to affect large parts of the Chattogram region, disrupting normal life and prompting authorities to take emergency measures.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has prohibited unauthorised entry of people within 200 yards of examination centres during the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations. The restriction will remain in force from July 2, when the examinations begin, on all examination days during the examination hours, according to a public notice signed by DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed on Monday. Under Sections 28 and 29 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance (Ordinance No. III of 1976), the DMP has declared that only examinees and persons directly involved in conducting the examinations will be allowed within a 200-yard radius of the examination centres. This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin on July 2 across the country.  

The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2022 are likely to be published between February 7-9. Convenor of the inter-education board coordination committee, Tapan Kumar Sarkar told UNB that a proposal has been sent to the Ministry of Education to publish the results between these days. Tapan, also the chairman of the Dhaka Education Board, said that as soon as the prime minister gives her approval, they will be able to announce the date for publishing the results. The HSC and equivalent examinations were held between November 6 to December 13 last year. Also Read: SSC Results 2022: 2,975 institutions achieve 100% pass rate, none passed from 50 A total of 1,203,407 examinees completed their registration to sit for the exams. Of them, 6,22,769 were boys and 5,80,611 were girls.  

Authorities suspended two invigilators after an answer sheet of an HSC examinee went missing from an exam centre in Gazipur’s Tongi on Thursday. According to sources at the centre, a student of Tongi Shahaj Uddin Sarker School and College was involved in the case as he attended his Chemistry Second paper examination at Tongi Pilot School and Girls College centre on Thursday.  “Although the total number of examinees at my centre is 780, we found 779 answer sheets while counting. We called upon the examinee and questioned him about the missing answer sheets, to which he replied that he had submitted the papers to the invigilators of his room,” said Md Alauddin Mia, Secretary of the exam center and Principal of Tongi Pilot School and Girls College. Read: Irregularities in HSC exam centre: Showcause notice sent to Habibullah Bahar College “We’ve informed the officials about the incident,” he said. Rebeca Sultana, Gazipur district Education Officer, said that the two invigilators--Atiur Rahman and Monira Khanam--have been suspended from their duties and issued a show-cause notice. “We’ve informed Dhaka Education Board officials about the incident. They’ll decide what to do about the missing answer sheet and the invigilators,” said Rebeca.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on the movement of anyone except Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) students and exam officials, within 200 yards of test centres in the capital. The DMP announced the new step in a statement Thursday. The HSC and equivalent exams are scheduled to begin on November 6. More than 12.03 lakh students are expected to sit for the exams at 2,649 centres, from 9,181 institutions under 11 education boards. Read more: No SSC question paper leaked, Dinajpur incident regrettable: Dipu Moni The public will be completely barred from travelling within 200 yards of test centres to ensure "proper and lawful" exams, according to DMP Commissioner Khandker Gulam Faruq. The order will remain in force until the end of the exams.

All coaching centres across Bangladesh will remain closed from November 3 to December 14, ahead of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, Education Minister Dipu Moni said today. HSC and equivalent exams will begin on November 6, she said at a press briefing at the secretariat. Read: No SSC question paper leaked, Dinajpur incident regrettable: Dipu Moni This year, a total of 12,03,407 examinees will sit for the exams. Of them, 6,22,769 are boys and 5,80,611 are girls. HSC, equivalent exams will be held in 2,649 centers and 9,181 institutions. Examinees will not be allowed to carry mobile phones or any devices.

This year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams are likely to start on August 22 with curtailed syllabus and fewer marks than usual. Students will have two hours to write the exams – 20 minutes for multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and 1 hour and 40 minutes for creative questions (CQs). This year's exams will kick off with the Bangla first paper followed by Bangla second paper. The schedule, signed by Professor SM Amirul Islam, convener of the board's Examination Regulatory Committee and controller of examinations of Dhaka Education Board, was released Sunday. Typically, students would take a 3-hour test for 100 marks. However, taking stock of the learning losses students suffered during the pandemic, the syllabi and exams have been shortened. However, even though students will sit for tests with fewer marks – 45 to 55 – their final mark will be converted out of 100 during the evaluation. Usually, HSC exams take place in April. The pandemic has forced the government to depart from the usual schedule. In 2021, following the resumption of in-person classes, HSC candidates sat for tests in December on only three optional subjects with a shortened syllabus and fewer marks than usual. HSC exams were not held in 2020 due to the pandemic; students were evaluated based on their results in previous public exams. Also read: Next year SSC in Apr, HSC in June: Dipu Moni

All coaching centres across the country will remain shut from November 25 to January 3 ahead of the Higher Secondary Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday. The decision was taken at a meeting with law enforcement agencies at the Ministry of Education on Wednesday regarding the HSC exam security. HSC and equivalent examinations for the academic session 2020-21 will begin on December 2, Dipu Moni said at the press briefing. Also read: SSC exams: Coaching centres to remain shut from Nov 8 to 25 This year the SSC and the HSC examinations could not be held as per the schedules due to the Covid-19 pandemic and then the government decided to hold the examinations with shortened syllabuses.