DHAKA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has decided to cancel one of the country's major public examinations this year amid COVID-19 fears.
Bangladeshi Education Minister Dipu Moni made the announcement at a press conference in Dhaka Wednesday.
She said that some 1.4 million candidates of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be evaluated based on their results in two of their previous public examinations -- Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Secondary School Certificate (SSC).
This year's HSC and equivalent exams slated for April 1 were postponed amid COVID-19 fears.
Since March 8, the virus has spread to nearly every Bangladeshi district and the total number rose to over 373,000 with 5,440 deaths so far.
Bangladesh last week again extended the time of educational institutions closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bangladesh's Ministry of Education said in a statement that the government extended the closure of all educational institutions till Oct. 31. Enditem
