Over 98,000 to appear at HSC exams under Dinajpur Board

A total of 98,287 candidates, including 47,638 female students, will appear at the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under Dinajpur Education Board (DEB) tomorrow.
Like other boards of the country, the students of 543 colleges will sit for the HSC exams at 178 centers under eight northern districts including Gaibandha of Rangpur division.  Assistant controller of examinations of the DEB M Rakibul Islam said this morning.Of the total, as many as 21,262 students will take part in the exams from Science group, 59,534 from Humanities and 17,491 from Business studies, according to statistics provided by the assistant controller.Of the candidates, some 18,614 will sit for the exams at 32 centers in Rangpur district, 12,271 at 27 centers in Gaibandha, 12,271 at 20 centers in Nilphamari, 11,324 at 21 centers in Kurigram, 6840 at 10 centers in Lalmonirhat, 11,652 at 39 centers in Dinajpur, 6539 at 17 centers in Thakurgaon and 7,635 at 12 centers in Panchagarh.Controller of exams of the board M Toffazzur Rahman said all preparations have already been completed to hold the exams in fair and peaceful manner. -BSS, Gaibandha