The SSC and equivalent examinations have been postponed due to the BNP-led alliance’s extension of hartal by 48 hours.
The fresh date of the examinations will be announced later, according to an announcement by the government yesterday.
So far the exams were held on seven weekly holidays on Fridays and Saturdays. The Education Ministry had to defer 13 exams and announce fresh dates.
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday once again extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal by 48 hours till 6am Friday to press home its demands, including a fresh election under a non-party administration.
In a statement, BNP Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed, on behalf of the alliance, announced the extension of the shutdown programme.
The alliance for the fifth time extended its 72-hour hartal to 120-hour one. Now the shutdown that began at 6am on Sunday will end at 6am Friday. The SSC examinations began across the country on February 6.
Around 1.5 million students from 27,808 educational institutions are taking this year’s SSC exams.
