SSC exams will run thru blockade: Minister Students will sit the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations during the BNP-sponsored indefinite transport blockade, says Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid. Over 1.4 million students will be taking this years SSC and equivalent exams starting on February 2. ‘The blockade is there for an indefinite period. So theres no option to reschedule the exams. They have to be held on schedule,’ Nahid said. After police prevented her from leaving office to lead an anti-government rally on Jan 5, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia called an indefinite blockade of highways, railways and waterways. The nonstop nationwide blockade started at 6:00am on Jan 6 and is continuing since then. At least 35 people have died since then across the country in violence. In 2013, the education ministry rescheduled 37 papers of the SSC exams and 41 of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams due to shutdowns called by the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. Last years Primary School Certificate, Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent exams were pushed back as well due to political programmes like blockades and shutdowns.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:55:48 +0000
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