SSC exams deferred for SA Games

The Secondary School Certificate examinations will begin on February 11 rather than February 1 to accommodate the upcoming South Asian Games in Bangladesh.
The decision to defer the exams was made during an emergency meeting at the secretariat yesterday.
Education Secretary Syed Ataur Rahman chaired the meeting and the chairmen of all the education boards were present.
Meeting sources said that the chairmen were asked to take all necessary steps to arrange for the change of date.
Detailed exam schedules are due to be advertised shortly.
The 10-day South Asian Games will begin on January 29 and will be held at 23 venues across the country, under the management of the Bangladesh Olympic Association.
The extra burden on traffic during this time may cause difficulties for students travelling to exam centres and the students would also be unable to watch the sporting action.
On January 3 Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid announced that the nation-wide SSC exams would start from February 1.
About 12,02,864 students will sit for this year's exams in 1,992 exam centres under ten education boards including the Technical Education Board and Madrasa Board, said ministry sources.
Of the examinees, 2,72,183 are under Dhaka Board, 1,02,323 under Comilla Board, 68,339 under Chittagong Board, 41,169 under Sylhet Board, 1,34,687 under Rajshahi Board, 1,18,225 under Dinajpur Board, 1,24,116 under Jessore Board, 55,575 under Barisal Board, 74,720 under Technical Board and 2,11,527 under Madrasa Board.