The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin across Bangladesh on Thursday, with all education boards using a unified set of question papers for the first time.
Authorities have introduced enhanced security measures to prevent question paper leaks, while education experts have identified maintaining uniform marking standards as a key challenge.
A total of 1,270,583 candidates will sit for the examinations this year, an increase of 19,472 compared with last year. Of them, 1,069,714 are registered under the country's nine general education boards, while 200,869 will take the examinations under the Madrasah and Technical Education Boards.
The examination will commence with the Bangla First Paper on 2 July.
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