World cup cricket
Ministry wants not to defer SSC exams
The education ministry does not want to defer the Secondary School Certificate examinations because of the Cricket World Cup 2011 despite pressure from various government bodies, said concerned officials.
As some of the matches of the Cricket World Cup 2011 will be held in Bangladesh, several government bodies asked the education ministry to defer the SSC examinations for successful holding of the World Cup Eight matches of the World Cup will be held in Bangladesh on Feb 19, Feb 25, March 4, March 11, March 14, March 19, March 23 and March 25.
As per the previous decision, the SSC examinations are scheduled to begin from February 1.
‘Various government bodies asked the education ministry to defer the SSC examinations for successful holding of the World Cup, but the ministry does not want to do so,’ said an official of the ministry, ‘because if the exams are deferred, the whole academic calendar will be disrupted.’
Earlier, the SSC examinations used to be held in the month of April or later, which resulted in the delayed publication of the results and holding of other examinations, so the ministry shifted the examinations to February. ‘Holding the exams in February benefits the students in many
ways. If we defer the exams, it will cause problems for the students,’ he said.
‘The examinations might not be deferred, but we have not yet taken the final decision…We are still discussing the matter,’ chairperson of the Dhaka Education Board, Fahima Khatun, told New Age on Saturday.
‘There will be no problem if the schedule is properly designed, as only 7 or 8 matches will be held in Bangladesh. The exams can be held when there are no matches,’ said an official of the Board.
Officials of the Board told New Age that they have already prepared a schedule and would send it to ministry for approval. They said that students would get the schedule by December 10.
‘We are considering every factor. We will let you know when the final decision is taken,’ the education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, told New Age on Saturday.
