‘SSC exams to begin as scheduled on April 10’

NN Online:

A group of SSC candidates has raised two major demands, one of which is to postpone the upcoming SSC and equivalent exams. They have declared their intention to take to the streets in protest if their requests are not met. However, the Dhaka Education Board has confirmed that there will be no postponement, and the exams will begin as scheduled on April 10.

Professor SM Kamal Uddin Haider, the chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and convener of the Inter-Education Board Examination Regulatory Committee, strongly advised SSC candidates to disregard rumors circulating on Facebook and concentrate on their final exam preparations.

“All preparations for the SSC exams have been finalised, and there is no possibility of postponing the exams at this point,” he made these remarks to the media on Thursday afternoon.

The chairman dismissed any movements calling for a delay as unreasonable, urging students to focus on their studies instead.

He further emphasised that the majority of students are in favour of proceeding with the exams. However, he accused a small group of individuals, pretending to be students, of using social media to spread false rumors and incite efforts to delay the exams and advised candidates and their guardians to ignore these misleading messages and continue their exam preparations without distraction.

Earlier on Thursday, a group of students identifying as “SSC Candidates 2025” sent out a press release demanding that the exams be postponed by one month. They also requested a 3-4 day gap between exams for each subject, claiming this would provide students with better preparation time.