The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, which were scheduled to be held on Wednesday now will be held on Saturday. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the announcement while addressing the media at the Secretariat on Tuesday noon. He said that Wednesday’s Bangla Second Paper exam will be held on Saturday (7 February) 10.00am to 1.00pm. However, the Bangla First Paper exam will be held on Friday, as announced before. The schedule has been rearranged as the BNP-led 20 party alliance extended its ongoing hartal till 6.00pm Thursday evening.