HSC exams: 9,970 examinees absent, 20 expelled on first day

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations began across the country, except Sylhet Board, on Sunday.

On the first day, the Bangla First Paper examination was held under eight general education boards.

A total of 923,719 examinees took part in the examinations out of 933,689 eligible examinees at 1,472 centres across the country.

A total of 9,970 examinees were absent on the first day while 20 others were expelled for using unfair means. 

One invigilator was been expelled.

Dhaka Education Board Chairman and Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee President Tapan Kumar Sarkar told BSS that every year a portion of students remain absent due to different reasons. Last year, 1% of examinees remained absent.

On the first day, heavy early morning rains under the influence of monsoon caused significant hardships for examinees in different places of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong.

The downpour led to a thin presence of public transport on the streets, making it particularly difficult for examinees and their guardians to reach their destinations.

Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee has instructed to enhance time in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in view of inclement weather.

He said many examinees on Sunday faced problems due to rain and traffic congestion.

So, instructions have been given to enhance time in examinations considering the sufferings of examinees due to inclement weather, he added.

Dhaka Education Board also issued an urgent notification giving the instruction of enhancing time in the examinations.

It said if required main entrance of the examination centres will have to be opened before the specified time to allow the examinees to enter the centres during the rainy days.

In case of delay -- of half an hour or one hour in beginning the examination in any centre -- this time should be adjusted to end the examination, the notification added.

Source: BSS