Proxy SSC examinee jailed for 1yr in Khulna

A teenage boy was jailed for one year after he was found taking Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations impersonating a candidate at Mahsin Girls' School in Daulatpur upazila of Khulna on Friday.

The convict is Mehedi Hasan, 17, a resident of the upazila. He was acting as proxy for Mohammad Tanim, an examinee from Afiluddin High School.

An invigilator at the examination centre caught Mehedi and handed him over to an on-duty magistrate.

Later, a mobile court led by upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and executive magistrate Abdullah Al Mamun sentenced him.