The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, timetabled for 26 February Thursday, have been rescheduled to 7 March due to shutdown enforced by the BNP-led 20-Party Alliance. The exam will be held from 10:00am to 1:00pm on that day.

Education secretary Nazrul Islam Khan announced the new date of examinations at about 1:00pm on Wednesday at a press conference in Education Ministry.

As per the schedule, Science, General Science and Higher Maths examination are set to be held on 7 March.