Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- The government plans to hold supplementary examinations within 15 days of publishing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results for students who fail in up to two subjects, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon said on Tuesday.
Students who fail the retests would be encouraged to pursue technical and vocational education instead of losing another academic year, he said.
Milon announced the plan while inaugurating an orientation training course for 49th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) general education cadre officials in Bogura.
"We will not carry on the legacy of failure year after year," the minister said, stressing the need to prevent students from losing an academic year because of examination failures.
He ...