The HSC and its equivalent exams will be held later in Sylhet if the region sees a severe flood, said Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel.

He said this at a press briefing after a meeting of the National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee formed to hold the upcoming HSC and equivalent examinations in a fair, copying-free environment at the Secretariat on Wednesday.

In reply to a question about the public exam, "We have already been informed about the weather forecast during the HSC examination, the water level of various rivers there is on the rising trend. We have already completed preparations keeping in mind the movement of students.”

He said the exams won’t be taken initially in those areas which are likely to be inundated. “We have proper preparation to take those tests later.”

“The convenience of the examinees is the most important to us. We do not want the examinees to suffer and their desired results to be affected in any way,” he said.

This year, the HSC and its equivalent exams are scheduled to begin on June 30.

A total of 14,50,790 students from nine General Education Boards, Madrasha Board and Technical Board will sit for the exams from 9,463 educational institutions at 2,275 centres.