Online Desk :  Considering the safety of students of schools and colleges, all educational institutions under the education ministry, at the secondary and higher secondary levels, as well as polytechnic institutes, will remain closed until further notice. MA Khair, public relations officer of Ministry of Education, confirmed this in a press release. The ongoing HSC and equivalent examinations scheduled for next Thursday (July 18) have been postponed by the Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee.

The examination of nine General Education Boards, Madrasas and Technical Boards will not be held on that day. However, the examination on July 21 will be held as usual. On Tuesday (July 16) night, Inter-Education Board Coordinating Committee President and Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Chairman Professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar confirmed the information.

It was mentioned in the notification that due to unavoidable reasons, all education board exams scheduled to be held on Thursday, July 18 have been postponed. The revised schedule of the postponed examination will be intimated later through notification.