Dhaka, April 8 -- Education boards have asked to complete the distribution of admit cards to candidates eight days before the secondary school certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations.

Prof SM Kamal Uddin Haider, convenor of the Inter-Education Board Examination Regulatory Committee, told reporters on Wednesday that they issued the instruction as the exams are scheduled to start on Apr 21.

The boards must complete the distributions by Apr 13, he said.

This year, the exams will begin with the first paper (theoretical) of Bangla. The three-hour written tests, starting at 10am, will end on May 20, followed by the practical exams from Jun 7 to 14.

The government will install CCTV cameras in all examination rooms to curb cheating.

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