<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2023 will begin on Sunday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 20,72,163 candidates are likely to sit for this year’s SSC and equivalent exams.</div><div><br></div><div>In order to ensure a fair and peaceful environment no one except the candidates will be allowed within 200 yards of the examination halls during the examinations, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said in a press release on April 27.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, all coaching centres in the country will remain closed from April 26 to May 23 for holding the examinations smoothly, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Tuesday, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Dipu Moni said that the examinations will be held on a short syllabus this year.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>