Jamaat strike forces rescheduling of JSC & JDC exams once again

The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations slated for Wednesday and Thursday have been rescheduled due to the strikes called by Jamaat-e-Islami.

Examinations scheduled for Nov 5 would be held on Nov 19, the education ministry said in a statement released on Monday.

Tests slated for Nov 5 would take place on Nov 20, it added.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday chaired by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, according to the ministry's statement.

This is the second instance of deferring this year's JCS and equivalent exams due to Jamaat's strike, called in protest against war crimes verdict of its leaders.

The exams for Nov 2 and 3 were earlier shifted to Nov 7 and Nov 14 as it coincided with the party's strike protesting its chief Motiur Rahman Nizami's death sentence by the war crimes tribunal.

JSC candidates were to appear for the English first paper while Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) aspirants for Arabic first paper examinations on Nov 2.

These tests will now be held on Nov 19, from 10am.

The English second paper and Arabic second paper examinations for JDC candidates, which were scheduled to be held on Nov 6, will now take place on Nov 20.