Online Desk: The Chattogram Education Board has rescheduled four HSC exams due to the ongoing inclement weather in the region.

Chairman of the inter-board coordination committee Prof Tapan Kumar Sarker said that due to heavy rain and flooding, HSC and equivalent exams under three education boards in the Chattogram Division –the Chattogram Education Board, the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board, and the Technical Education Board—have been deferred by 10 days. He said according to the new schedule, the Bangla First Paper will be held on August 27, the Bangla Second Paper on September 1, the English First Paper on September 3, and the English Second Paper on September 5.

The other exams will be held according to the old schedule. Besides, the four exams under Madrasa Education Board will now be held on October 1, 3, 5 and 8. The HSC exams under 11 education boards in country are set to start on August 17, but the dates for the three boards were then rescheduled to August 27. The exams for the eight other boards will be on scheduled time