Students in a classroom at a primary school in Bandarban Dhaka TribuneThe government earlier had already scrapped HSC and equivalent exams for the year due to the pandemicThe government has decided to promote all students from classes I to V without traditional year final examinations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was announced in a handout from the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) on Monday. Signed by Director General Alamgir Muhammad Mansurul Alam, the handout directed teachers to take necessary actions to evaluate students. Also Read - No HSC, equivalent exams this year, students to advance based on JSC, SSC resultsThe closure has been extended in phases to December 19 apprehending that there could be a second wave of coronavirus infections in winter. Meanwhile, the government also decided not to take any Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations as well as Primary Education Completion and its equivalent Ebtedayee examinations for 2020.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2020 19:52 UTC