Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exaninations under eight education boards will begin in the country today (Thursday).      

On the first day of the exams, Bangla first paper will be held from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Meanwhile, the examinations of the three boards were shifted from August 17 to August 27 due to flooding in five districts of Chattogram division.

A total 11,08,594 students will sit for HSC exams under 9 general education boards, 98,031 for Dakhil under Madrasah and 1,52,717 for vocational tests under the technical education board.

To appear in the exams, a total of 13 lakh 59 thousand 342 students filled the forms to appear the exams.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul