HSC exam centre in Barguna cancelled

Barisal Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has cancelled a running HSC examination centre in Amtali upazila town of Barguna district as massive 'irregularities' were found there during the public examinations.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the examination committee at the board office on Monday afternoon.

They also decided to take the rest of the examinations at Patuakhali Government Women's College from tomorrow, said Liakot Hossain Jewel, college inspector.

Apart from this, the board authorities took decision to suspend nine teachers of different colleges from all kinds of examination related activities till further decision, he said.

The copy of the reports was already sent to the Ministry of Education and Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to take further step over the matter, said Jewel, a member of a probe body formed to investigate into the irregularities. 

Earlier, a three-member probe body, led by Abdul Motaleb Howlader, secretary for Barisal Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, visited the spot on Sunday.

They later collected pieces of evidence and documents in this regard and took statements from the upazila nirbahi officer, principals of different colleges, teachers, journalists, policemen and local people as well, said sources.

According to the report submitted on the same day, the examination committee took the decision.

"We recommended to the higher authorities for taking lawful steps against the nine teachers for their involvement in helping the students to adopt unfair means in the centre," said Jewel.

From the beginning of HSC examinations under the board held at Amtali College Centre, a group of teachers captured pictures of the question paper on their cellphones about 15 minutes before start of the examinations and sent it to outside where another section of teachers supplied answers to the examinees in the centre.

Later, various reports were published in different media over the issue. 

A total of 931 examinees of all five colleges in Amtali upazila are taking part in the public examinations this year.