Dhaka, July 1 -- The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin simultaneously across the country on Thursday, with over 12.70 lakh candidates set to appear under 11 education boards.

Secondary and Higher Education Division Secretary Abdul Khaleque revealed this information at a press briefing held the Secretariat on Wednesday.

Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon and the Prime Minister's Adviser on Education Mahdi Amin were also present.

Students from 9,439 educational institutions will sit for the examinations at 2,697 centres under the country's nine general education boards, the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board and the Bangladesh Technical Education Board, said Khaleque.

A total of 77 subje...