Dhaka, May 13 -- Students, parents and teachers have proposed holding SSC examinations in January and HSC and equivalent exams in June, rejecting the education minister's suggestion of conducting both exams in December.

The proposal was placed at a meeting of stakeholders held at the Secondary and Higher Education Division on Wednesday, officials who attended the meeting said.

Prof SM Kamal Uddin Haider, controller of examinations at the Intermediate and Secondary Education Board, Dhaka, told bdnews24.com that no final decision had been taken, but the discussions were close to a preliminary consensus.

"We are moving forward based on these opinions," Kamal, also the Inter-Education Board Examination Controllers Committee chief, said.

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