United News of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Monday congratulated students who passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, wishing them success in their future endeavours. It also expressed sympathy and best wishes for the future to those who could not achieve their desired results, according to a press release issued by JCD Office Secretary Md Jahangir Alam. The results of this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations were published earlier in the morning, showing an average pass rate of 62.25 percent. Describing the young generation as the future of the country, the JCD urged students to pursue quality education and dedicate themselves to the welfare of the country and its people. It also called on young people to remain politically conscious and play an active role in safeguarding democracy, independence and sovereignty. The organisation expressed hope that the younger generation will collectively resist any domestic or hegemonic conspiracy against the country and help establish Bangladesh in a dignified position before the world through their merit, competence and patriotism.

A teacher in Natore’s Bagatipara has been suspended from all public examination duties for 5 years for misleading students on the first day of SSC exams Sunday. Zainul Abedin, teacher in charge of the exam center at Bagatipara Government Pilot High School, instructed 170 students to fill up all 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) though the board instructions said 12 out of 25. All the students followed his wrong instruction in the Physics exam. Read: Strict action against whoever spreads rumours of question leaks: Education Minister After the exam, when they found out that they were given wrong instructions and their exam copies are in danger of getting disqualified, the students together went to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Priyanka Devi Pal, who talked to the concerned broad authorities and assured that the 170 students would get marks on the basis of 12 MCQs. The UNO also ordered the suspension of the teacher for the act that left the students' future in uncertainty.