All coaching centres to be shut from Apr 1

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said that all coaching centres will remain closed from April 1 to May 6 as HSC and its equivalent examinations are scheduled to be held during the period.

The Minister said this in a press conference at the Secretariat on Monday.

Dipu Moni said, “All activities of coaching centres will remain shut during the period in aiming to hold the HSC and its equivalent examinations in a fair manner and copy-free environment.”

“As we cannot take any special measure in this regard, so all the coaching centres will remain closed,” she added.

The Minister said, “There are different types of coaching centres in the country. As there are more than one types of coaching at a same place or platform, many run their coaching in spite of embargo and it was proved. So, we decided to remain shut all types of coaching centres.”

According to the schedule, The Higher Secondary Education (HSC) examinations will start across Bangladesh on April 1 and will end on May 6.

risingbd/Dhaka/March 25, 2019/Asad/AKA