Around 6,778 students remained absent on the first day of Secondary School Certificate examination while nine students were expelled for cheating, according to the Education Ministry.
Students sat for Bangla First Paper examination on Sunday in 2,942 centres. A total of 1,432,727 students registered this year which is 129,554 more than last year’s figure.
Of the absent, the highest number was in Madrasa Education Board with some 2,400 students and the lowest was 197 in Sylhet Education Board.
A total of nine students were expelled for cheating during the exams. Six in Technical Education Board, two in madrasa and one in Jessore Education Board.
According to ministry sources, except for the Bangla second paper, the English first and second paper and mathematics, all examinations would be held on a creative question system. Students with disabilities would be provided an additional 20 minutes to finish their examinations.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid visited Motijheel Government Boy’s High School examination centre on the day. He said results would be published by May 20.
The examinations will end on March 20.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
