Tuesday’s HSC exams postponed following plane crash tragedy
Staff Correspondent
The scheduled exams for today (Tuesday) in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent have been postponed due to the BAF training aircraft crash in Uttara, Information. Youth and Sports Advisers Mahfuj Alam and Asif Mahmud respectively announced it on their verified Facebook accounts early Tuesday.
They made the announcement following a directive from Education Adviser Professor Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, read the posts.
“In a meeting with the Education Adviser, the decision to postpone Tuesday’s HSC exams was confirmed,” the posts stated.
The advisers took to social media to announce it around 2:30am Tuesday.
Netizens and students criticized the education boards' initial decision to continue with the exams despite the national tragedy.
The decision followed mounting criticism on social media after the terrible aircraft crash that left dozens dead and many injured.
Investigative journalist Zulkarnain Saer expressed frustration on Facebook, writing, “Where is the Health Adviser? The Education Adviser already said there’s no link between today’s tragedy and the HSC exam. How can he even say that?”
Rifat Rashid, president of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, also called for postponement, writing: “Postpone tomorrow’s HSC exam, Interim Authority! After such a tragedy, no student is in a state to sit for exams.”
Tuesday’s scheduled exams included Chemistry (Theory) 2nd Paper, Islamic History & Culture 2nd Paper, History or Home Economics 2nd Paper, and Production & Marketing 2nd Paper.
