Students affected by floods or administrative failures during HSC exams will get another chance if needed, he says, assuring that no student will be deprived.
HSC examinees block Dhaka’s Science Lab intersection earlier in the day, demanding the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon and a review of the decision to hold examinations amid flood concerns. Photo: TBS
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HSC examinees block Dhaka’s Science Lab intersection earlier in the day, demanding the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon and a review of the decision to hold examinations amid flood concerns. Photo: TBS
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today (14 July) urged HSC and equivalent examinees to end their protests and return to their studies, assuring them that no student would be deprived because of disruptions caused by floods, natural disasters or administrative shortcomings.
Speaking during the question-and-answer session in parliament, the minister said the government was closely monitoring the examination situation and would take all necessary measures to safeguard students’ interests.
“The students should return to their studies. We are more concerned than they are about how to conduct the examinations smoothly and tackle this disaster situation,” he said.
The minister also informed that students who faced problems because of floods, disasters or administrative shortcomings would be given another opportunity to sit for the examinations if necessary.
His remarks came during a lengthy discussion in parliament on the ongoing HSC and equivalent examinations, the flood situation and student protests. Several lawmakers questioned the government’s decision not to postpone the examinations despite severe weather and the hardships faced by candidates.
Earlier in the session, the minister defended the government’s decision to hold the examinations as scheduled, saying it had been taken after consultations with local administrations, education boards, law enforcement agencies and meteorologists.
The assurance comes against the backdrop of protests by HSC and equivalent examinees in Dhaka, Bogura, Barishal, Chattogram and Faridpur, where students demanded the resignation of the education minister, suspension of examinations until weather conditions improve, and fresh examinations for candidates who missed the 13 July tests because of adverse weather.
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