<p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams for 2023 began today (April 30, 2023) across Bangladesh.</b></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; ">SSC exams began at 10 am with Bangla 1st Paper.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 20,72,163 candidates are sitting for this year’s SSC and equivalent exams.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">In order to ensure a conducive and peaceful environment, no one except the candidates will be allowed within 200 yards of the exam halls during the SSC exams, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said in a press release on April 27.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">Meanwhile, all coaching centres in the country will remain closed from April 26 to May 23, for holding the SSC examinations smoothly, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said on Tuesday.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">SSC exams are being held on a short syllabus this year. UNB</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</p>