Legal notice served to education ministry, DSHE to reconsider decision on HSC results

A legal notice has been served to authorities concerned seeking reconsideration of the education ministry's decision to publish results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) based on the results of JSC and SSC.

Barrister Shihab Uddin Khan sent the notice on behalf of HSC candidate Shatabdi Roy of Mofazzal-Momena Chakladar Women's College in Savar.

In the notice, secretaries of the ministry, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, its director general and the chairpersons of nine education boards have been made defendants.

If the demand is not met within three days of receiving the notice, a writ petition will be filed with the High Court for realisation of the fundamental rights of education, the notice read.

On Wednesday, the education minister announced at a media briefing that HSC exams would not be held this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. An alternative evaluation system would be used, she said.

The notice said many students would be deprived of good results because of such a decision.

The petitioner has sought evaluation based on the results of the examinations of the respective colleges.