Rajshahi Board SSC examinees in tension over political situation

RAJSHAHI, Jan 28: More than 1,28,000 SSC examinees under Rajshahi Education Board and several thousand Dakhil examinees under Madrasha Education Board of the district and their guardians are in tension with the prevailing political situation of the country.

According to schedule, the examinations will start from February 2, just five days from now. Due to continuous blockade and repeated hartals of the BNP and Jamaat led opposition alliance, the examinees living far from the examination centres are anxious of reaching there in time because of absence of sufficient transport. Moreover, they are also afraid that the vehicles in which they would travel to reach the examination centres might be attacked by the activists. Guardians of the examinees are also in tension of sending their sons and daughters to the examination centres in due time.

Professor Shamsul Kalam Azad, Controller of Rajshahi Education Board informed, a total of 1,28,199 examinees are supposed to appear in SSC examination this year from under the Board of which 66,917 are males and 61,282 are females. The examinations will be held through 214 centres this year, he said.

Professor Shamsul Kalam Azad further informed, the number of SSC examinees under the board has been increased this year in compared to previous years. A total of 5,209 examinees have been increased this year.

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