The Dhaka Times Desk HSC examination started today Thursday (August 17) in 8 general education boards of the country. This exam starts from 10 am.
This exam will continue till 1 pm. This year 10 lakh 7 thousand 241 candidates are participating in 1 thousand 384 centers. Besides, 327 students are participating in the examination in 8 foreign centers.
This year there will be full marks and full time examination in all subjects except one subject. Instead of 100 marks, the exam is having 75 marks only in ICT subject. The education boards have taken this decision according to the instructions of the Ministry of Education in the face of the demands of the students.
On the other hand, at 9:30 in the morning, the education minister visited Tejgaon College Center in the capital. Deepu Moni. After the visit, he will also brief the journalists.
On the other hand, various initiatives have been taken by the Ministry of Education and the Board of Education to ensure that there are no cheating and cheating. One of them is the closure of coaching centers. All types of coaching centers have been closed across the country since August 14. The coaching centers will be closed till September 25.
HSC and equivalent exams are scheduled to start simultaneously in 11 education boards of the country from today (Thursday). A total of 13 lakh 59 thousand 342 candidates filled the form to participate in this exam.
But the Chittagong, Madrasa and Technical Education Board exams have been postponed due to floods. Exams for these three boards will begin on August 27 as the examination of 4 subjects has been postponed. Among general boards, there are 1 lakh 1 thousand 353 candidates in Chittagong board and 151 centers.
Certain restrictions have been imposed for the entry and conduct of activities of students, invigilators and officials in the HSC examination hall. One of which is that the candidate must enter the hall at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the examination.
If a candidate enters after the scheduled time or examination (not more than 10.30 minutes) due to unavoidable reasons, his name, roll number, time of entry, reason for delay should be recorded in the registrar and report should be sent to the Board of Education on the same day.
Center officials and examination room inspectors have also been asked to follow certain rules. They are - 25 minutes before the start of the exam, the education board authority will inform the central secretary of the question set code through SMS. No one other than the officer-in-charge of the center can enter any center with a mobile phone or any electrical device. Officer-in-Charge also cannot be photographed - mobile phones must be used.
On the other hand, no one can enter the center except the examinees, room observers, center inspection team of the ministry, inspection team of the board, district administration, upazila administration inspection team, members of the security forces. Along with this, instructions have been given to take all necessary measures to prevent Aedes mosquito-borne disease dengue under the guidance of the Ministry of Education.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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