Education Minister Dipu Moni today said that next year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams may be held in mid-2022.

"We have shortened the syllabus. We'd like students to be able to attend more classes, so we're hoping to hold the exams in the middle of the year," Dipu Moni said while visiting an exam centre in the capital on the first day of HSC exams.

She also said that if the Covid-19 situation in the country deteriorates, educational institutions will be closed again.

She added that there is no way to leak HSC exam questions, and that anyone who spreads rumours about a leak will face stern punishment.