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"We don’t want to put students at risk... a summary [report] of the current situation has been sent to the Prime Minister to cancel those (PEC-Ebtedayee exams) this year," State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain told UNB on Tuesday.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to their recommendations in this regard.
The state minister said the students will be promoted to class six through class evaluation centrally. "The examinations of other classes except that of class five will be taken when schools will reopen."
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The PEC and Ebtedayee examinations were scheduled to begin on November 17 with around 30 lakh students preparing to appear in the exams.
Akram Al Hossain, Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, said a summary report was sent to the Prime Minister on August 19 seeking a decision to cancel the PEC and Ebtedayee exams due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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