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KHULNA, April 10, 2025(BSS) - The first day of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations under the Jashore Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (JEB) commenced peacefully today amid tight security in 299 centers of 10 districts.

On the first day, a student was expelled at the Khalishakhali center of Satkhira under the Board during the Bangla first paper exam on charges of copying, Professor Dr Abdul Matin, controller of Examinations of the Board confirmed the incident to BSS.

A total of 1, 39,264 students appeared in the first day public examination today, out of 1, 41,064 registered students from 2,570 institutions under the JEB, he said.

Earlier, the JEB issued 23 policies including adequate security measures to ensure fair and orderly examinations.

Following the guidelines, local administrations imposed restrictions under the Section 144 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) and took tight security measures in and around the exam centers.