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Cancelled PSC test unlikely to be held before July

Staff Correspondent
The cancelled preliminary test of the 24th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) is unlikely to be held before July, sources in the Public Service Commission (PSC) said.
The PSC is contemplating some special measures to deal with question paper leakage.
The inquiry committee, investigating the question paper leakage, will quiz persons reportedly involved in it today ", PSC member Prof. Hasanuzzaman Chowdhury, and also a member of the committee, told The Daily Star yesterday. The committee will also talk to the intelligence personnel, he added.
If there was any leakage of question papers, the culprits,
whoever they might be, must be brought to justice, Prof. Chowdhury said.
The PSC formed a three-member inquiry committee headed by Prof. Mohammad Mohabbat Khan on March 6.
The cancelled test cost the government around Taka 50 lakh, according to a PSC source.
"We are going to adopt some measures to stop leakage of questions", a PSC member said without elaborating.
Sources said the PSC would request the concerned ministry to impose restrictions on the coaching centres that offer BCS preliminary test coaching. Besides, the PSC will extend help to the intelligence personnel to prevent leakage of questions when the tests are held.
PSC members are also considering some structural changes in the preliminary test question papers.
The PSC cancelled the preliminary test (held on February 28) on March 3.
Sheikh Mohammad Mobarak Hossain, deputy controller of the BG Press, yesterday said that the BG press would not be able to print around one lakh and twenty thousand question papers for the test before May.
He said along with the regular works of the government press, it is now busy printing question papers for the HSC examinations, examinations under National University, ballot papers of Barisal and Sylhet city corporations, and in May a huge quantity of budget books will have to be printed.
"If the PSC contacts us we will do it in May or June", he said adding that at least one month was needed for printing the preliminary test question papers.
But, the PSC is a bit hesitant about printing the question papers for the next test at the BG Press. Some PSC members believe that employees of the BG Press might be the main culprits behind leak-
age of questions, if it really happened.
"We are considering other options like printing the question papers at PSC's own press instead of the BG Press.," he said.
But, there is a legal problem in doing so , he said adding , "If it is not possible we will try to look after the printing process at the BG Press round the clock".
There is another problem standing in the way of holding the test shortly. Members of the commission will remain busy with the viva voce of the 22nd BCS that will begin from March 15. The viva voce will take about four months to complete.
Besides, the PSC has to contact schools and colleges in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna and authorities in London for holding the examination.