Thursday’s HSC exam deferred in Gopalganj

The authorities have postponed Thursday’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam on Geography II in Gopalganj following clashes linked to an attack on a National Citizen Party (NCP) rally.

The decision to postpone the exam in Gopalganj was announced in a notice issued around 9:30pm on Wednesday.

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, however, said the exam will go ahead as scheduled in all other districts under the Dhaka board, as well as across other education boards.

At least four people were killed and several others injured in clashes between police and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies over a rally of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP) in Gopalganj on Wednesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the government imposed a curfew in Gopalganj district amid heightening tensions over clashes between police and Awami League activists over an NCP rally.

The curfew will remain in force from 8pm on Wednesday to 6pm on Thursday, according to the Chief Adviser’s press wing.