File photo of students during a HSC exam in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribunePublic Relations Office (PRO) of Education Ministry said fresh date for the exams will be disclosed laterIn the wake of coronavirus, the government has postposed the Higher Secondary Examinations (HSC), which was schedueld to begin on April 1. Public Relations Office (PRO) of Education Ministry Mohammad Abdul Khayer confirmed the matter on Sunday afternoon. He said fresh date for the exams will be disclosed later. The government on March 16, closed all the educational institutions across Bangladesh till March 31, following the detection of coronavirus patients in the country. Till date 24 people have been infected with coronavirus in Bangladesh, with two deaths reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 22, 2020 09:42 UTC