Bangladesh allows holding O, A level exams
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday accepted the British Council application for holding the 'O' and 'A' levels examinations with some conditions amid students' continued demand for cancellation of the exams because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Education Minister Dipu Moni approved the British Council plea for holding the A-Level exams in October and O-Level exams in November with conditions that the exams will be held maintaining COVID-19 health guidelines, education ministry additional secretary Mominur Rashid Amin said.
Up to 1 1,800 students would be allowed to sit for just about any examination at the 35 centres in the united states in a day, in line with the conditions.
The British Council will be responsible if any student gets infected with COVID-19 while attending the exams, Mominur said.
"The education ministry preserves the right to cancel the exams anytime if the situation demands", he said.
The educational institutions in Bangladesh will stay closed till October 3 if the closure is not extended further for the COVID-19 outbreak.
The British Council on September 20 put on hold the examinations under the UK boards, Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel.
A-Level exams beneath the Cambridge are scheduled to begin on October 1 and the exams under the Pearson are scheduled to get started on October 5.
Pearson’s O-Level exams are scheduled to begin on November 2 and the exams under the Cambridge are scheduled to get started on on November 5.
Around 5,200 students are scheduled to sit for his or her exams, according to the British Council.
