The government on Friday announced postponement of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, scheduled to begin on June 19, due to the deteriorating flood situation across the country.
The examinations have been postponed in all education boards including SSC general, SSC Vocational and Madrasah boards due to worsening overall flood situation in the country, said an education ministry press release on Friday.
The changed schedule of the examinations will be announced later, the statement said.
SSC and its equivalent examinations for 2022 were scheduled to begin on 19 June, but the flood situation has marred the possibility as students are in dire straits for the ongoing floods that have also affected the coastal regions of the country.
This year a total of 20.21 lakh 21 thousand students will take part in SSC and equivalent examinations, down 2.21 lakh over the previous year’s.
After the meeting of the National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee at the Ministry of Education on June 12, Education Minister Dipu Moni said that this year there are 15.99 lakh candidates under nine general boards. Of these, 3.94 lakh candidates are under the Dhaka Board.
However, Sylhet and Sunamganj have been inundated for days leaving lakhs of people marooned.
The flood situation remains unchanged in five upazilas of Sylhet – Sadar, Gowainghat, Kanaighat, Companiganj and Jaintapur, where five lakh people are marooned.
Roads, houses, and educational institutions in most areas of these upazilas and many government offices have been flooded.
Also, houses and business organisations in different areas of Sylhet city including Shahjalal Uposhohor, Teroratan, Sobhani Ghat, and Kalighat are submerged, disrupting road communication in the areas.
Not only in Sylhet, but in different areas of Sunamganj including Nabinagar, West Teghoria, and North Arpin Nagar, water has entered many houses.
The water level of the Surma River increased 26 cm in 24 hours at Sunamganj point. The river there was flowing 50 cm above the danger mark on Thursday afternoon.
