SSC exam under candlelight

They had to face the rare experience due to power outage and a cloudy day.

Power went shortly after the examination of English Second Paper began at 10 in the morning. The authorities at many of the centres hurriedly arranged candles for them. The power supply resumed at about 12 noon.

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But at many centres, examinees had to face problem as the authorities could not arrange candles, it was gathered.

When contacted later, Power Development Board (PDB) officials said this was not due to load shedding. They said it was due to a technical problem "somewhere" but could not specify the problem and where it took place.

The townspeople, particularly SSC (Secondary School Certificate) examinees are suffering a lot due to severe load shedding for the last several days.

PDB officials here said 25 megawatt of electricity is required for Madaripur district alone but only 17 to 20 megawatt is supplied for Madaripur, Sharidpur, Gopalganj districts and Gournadi upazila of Barisal district.