Ongoing heavy rainfall and worsening flood conditions have severely disrupted the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in several parts of Bangladesh, particularly in the Chattogram division. On Saturday, tests under the Chattogram Education Board, as well as the Madrasa and Technical Education Boards, were suspended in five districts due to adverse weather. The affected districts include Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachhari, Rangamati, and Bandarban. The suspended exams were scheduled to cover ICT, English first paper, and Accounting Principles and Applications-2.

According to an emergency notice signed by Professor Syed Akhteruzzaman, chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, the decision followed reports from local administrators and the Chattogram board’s exam controller. The committee confirmed that exams under other boards across the country would proceed as planned. The HSC exams began on July 2, and this marks the second postponement in the Chattogram region due to natural disasters.

Authorities said revised schedules for the postponed exams will be announced later, and alternative question sets are ready to ensure smooth rescheduling.