DHAKA, July 13, 2026 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee has clarified the rationale behind keeping the ongoing HSC and equivalent examinations running despite adverse weather conditions.

The Inter-Education Board said that the government made this decision to keep students' academic lives on track, ensure timely publication of results, maintain the academic calendar, and guarantee the admission process for higher education, said a press release here. 

The release said, a total of 1,270,583 examinees are participating in this year's examinations across 2,697 centers under all education boards of the country, with uniform question papers. The government decided to keep the examinations running out of concern that students' academic lives and the overall education calendar should not be disrupted.

If the examinations were postponed repeatedly, result publication and university admission activities would be delayed. Furthermore, due to the uniform question paper system, it is not realistic to postpone examinations for all boards across the country because of a crisis in one particular region, it added. 

The Inter-Education Board reported that most examination centers across the country are suitable for conducting activities. A favorable environment for holding the examinations exists in continuous coordination with the respective district administrations, law enforcement agencies and local administrations.