HSC, equivalent exams begin
Friday, 30 May 2008
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under nine education boards began Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.
More than 620 thousand (6.20 lakh) students signed up for the exams under seven education boards, a madrasa education board and a technical education board, up from 541 thousand of last year.
Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman visited different examination centres.
Ashraful Makbul, acting secretary, education, Md Nazrul Islam Khan, joint secretary, education, and other high officials of the ministry accompanied the adviser.
Commuters and examinees competing for transports and rushing to their workplaces and examination centres across the city caused traffic gridlocks in many areas.
Among the examinees, 502 thousand were registered for exams under the seven education boards, 62,505 for Alim exams under the madrasa board and 54,719 under the technical education board.
The number of HSC examinees is 151,247 under Dhaka Board; 136,745 under Rajshahi Board, 50,719 under Comilla Board, 70,809 under Jessore Board, 41,515 under Chittagong Board, 32,164 under Barisal Board and 19,597 under Sylhet Board this year.
Of the HSC examinees, 269,214 are male and 233,582 female.
The HSC, madrasa and technical board examinations are being held at 1,800 centres. A total of 155 examinees are taking part in the exams from five foreign centres.
More than 620 thousand (6.20 lakh) students signed up for the exams under seven education boards, a madrasa education board and a technical education board, up from 541 thousand of last year.
Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman visited different examination centres.
Ashraful Makbul, acting secretary, education, Md Nazrul Islam Khan, joint secretary, education, and other high officials of the ministry accompanied the adviser.
Commuters and examinees competing for transports and rushing to their workplaces and examination centres across the city caused traffic gridlocks in many areas.
Among the examinees, 502 thousand were registered for exams under the seven education boards, 62,505 for Alim exams under the madrasa board and 54,719 under the technical education board.
The number of HSC examinees is 151,247 under Dhaka Board; 136,745 under Rajshahi Board, 50,719 under Comilla Board, 70,809 under Jessore Board, 41,515 under Chittagong Board, 32,164 under Barisal Board and 19,597 under Sylhet Board this year.
Of the HSC examinees, 269,214 are male and 233,582 female.
The HSC, madrasa and technical board examinations are being held at 1,800 centres. A total of 155 examinees are taking part in the exams from five foreign centres.