The government has announced a one-day national mourning on Tuesday, July 22, following a tragic incident where a Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet crashed at the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara, Dhaka, resulting in significant casualties. The announcement was made through a press release from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing on Monday (July 21) afternoon.
However, the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across the country will not be postponed. The Dhaka Education Board has confirmed that the HSC exams scheduled for Tuesday will take place as per the pre-determined routine.
On Monday night, Professor SM Kamal Uddin Haider, Controller of Examinations at the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Dhaka, stated that no decision has been made to postpone the exams. The examinations will proceed as planned according to the existing schedule.
The exams scheduled for Tuesday include Chemistry (Theoretical) Second Paper, History and Culture of Islam Second Paper (Humanities), History Second Paper or Home Management and Family Life Second Paper, and Production Management and Marketing Second Paper.
Earlier, on July 10, examinations under the Comilla Education Board, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, and Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board were postponed due to flooding. Additionally, on July 17, all exams under the Dhaka, Madrasa, and Technical Education Boards in Gopalganj district were suspended due to a curfew.
Notably, the air force training jet crash in Uttara, Dhaka, claimed 20 lives, with approximately 171 people currently receiving treatment in various hospitals.
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