No extra fees for SSC exams: HC

The High Court has asked the education boards to explain why it would not be deemed illegal if they charge extra fees for the SSC examinations.
The bench of Justices Kazi Reza-ul Haque and Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman issued the rule suo moto rule Monday following a newspaper report.
At the hearing the court ordered the authorities to refrain from taking any such additional fees other than late fees.
The court has asked the chairmen of all education boards and the education secretary to respond to the rule within the next four weeks, according to a news agency