The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent Dakhil and SSC (vocational) examinations under nine education boards began peacefully across the country yesterday.

A total of 10,13,301 students have been appearing at the examinations at 1,837 centres. Of them, 5,41,191 are boys and 4,72,110 girls.

A total of 117 students and two invigilators were expelled under the nine educational boards across the country on the first day of SSC examination. The two invigilators were expelled under Rajshahi Education Board.

SSC Control Room sources said the highest 70 examinees were expelled under the Technical Education Board while 14 under Dhaka Board, 11 under Madrasah Education Board, eight under Rajshahi board, five under Barisal, four under Comilla Board, three under Jessore and two under Chittagong. There were no reports of expulsion under Sylhet Education Board.

Last year, a total of 194 examinees were expelled on the first day of SSC examination then the technical education board contributed the highest 98 expulsions.

Two assistant teachers of Mujibur Rahman Girls High School at Damkurahat under Paba upzila in Rajshahi district -- M Jamal Uddin and M Mizanur Rahman -- were expelled allegedly for helping the examinees in adopting unfair means.

Education and Commerce Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman visited different SSC examination centres in the capital and expressed his satisfaction after observing "copy-free" environment in the halls.

He went to the Government Madrasah-e-Aliya, Agrani Girls High School, Government Laboratory High School and Dhanmondi Government Boys High School.