Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

After the government suspended the Higher Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations on March 22 amid growing uncertainty over coronavirus, education officials recommend the examinees see an opportunity in the delay and prepare better.

The examinations were scheduled to take place between April 1 and May 13 but it was suspended and will be rescheduled if the situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak improves, said education ministry officials on Thursday.

Around 13 to 14 lakh examinees registered for this year’s higher secondary and equivalent examinations.

The outbreak of the virus in the country has been causing anxiety as it has been taking a toll on almost every domain of people’s lives and disrupting their everyday routine.

In an attempt to contain the outbreak, the government declared a 10-day general holiday from March 26 to April 4 and then extended it to April 11.

Ziaul Haque, chairman of Dhaka Education Board, said this is an unusual situation but students must keep their morale high in times of crisis.