The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams will begin on August 17. The Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board released the routine of the exams for all education boards on Thursday. Read: HSC selection test to begin from May 30 According to the routine, HSC written exams will begin on August 17 and will continue till September 25. Practical exams will be held from September 26 to October 4, according to the routine. Read: HSC exams begin across the country HSC exams will be held for three hours from 10 am to 1 pm and 2pm to 5pm. This year's HSC exams will kick off with the Bangla first paper. Read more: Over 12 lakh students expected to sit for HSC exams from Sunday

SSC examination on four subjects under the Dinajpur Education Board has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Dinajpur issued a notice in this regard this morning. The four subjects are: Mathematics, Physics, Agricultural Science and Chemistry. Read: SSC exams: Bangla II's MCQ component postponed under Jashore board New schedule for the exams will be announced soon. Exams on other subjects will be held as per schedule. Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams kicked off to a smooth start in Bangladesh last Thursday. Read SSC: Postponed Bangla II MCQ exam under Jashore board on Sept 30 The exams began at 11 am instead of 10 am, considering the usual traffic jams during peak hours.