Sheikh Hasina for retaining JSC, PEC exams
Dhaka: Taking a stance in favour of retaining JSC and PEC examinations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said such examinations help students shrug off their anxiety and fear and boost their confidence.
“Earlier in the past, the students as well as the guardians used to get nervous during the board exams like SSC and HSC. But, now students are normally appearing before such exams since confidence has boosted among themselves," she said.
Sheikh Hasina said this after receiving this year's Primary Education Completion (PEC), Junior School Certificate (JSC) and their equivalent examinations results at her official residence Ganobhaban.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the JSC and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams results, while Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman Fizar handed over the PEC and Ebtedayee exams results to the Prime Minister.
The chairmen of eight general education boards and one madrasa board handed over the JSC and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exam results of their respective board to Sheikh Hasina.
Hasina said there is some sort of controversy over holding of JSC and PEC exams and many even think that these exams would not be held anymore.
"Even many guardians expressed their reluctance over holding these exams (PEC and JSC) and it is not understandable to me," she said.
She said students in every tier of education are getting certificates and this is also boosting their self confidence as well as strengthening their foundation for which these exams are being held.
"I don't understand why guardians couldn't see the benefits of these (public exams like JSC, PEC) ...through these exams awareness has been created among people while students have become more interested in their academic activities and their confidence level is also boosting. So, I think it's very much important since we want to make Bangladesh a poverty-free country," she said.
Mentioning that her government attaches due importance to primary education since it is very much important and is the foundation of all education, she said, "We need an educated nation to build a poverty-free country and only an educated Nation could build a poverty-free country and that's what I believe."
The Prime Minister observed that the children of the country should have to take education in such a way so that they could keep pace in the competitive world.
She reiterated her call to all, including teachers, students, guardians, religious teachers and people of various professions, to mobilise public opinion and wage a social movement against terrorism and militancy.
Reaffirming her firm stance against militancy, Hasina said such a standpoint has to be instilled in the minds of children and students. "We want peace and there’ll be no development without peace. Terrorism and militancy are not the path of Islam… Islam is the path of peace and there’s no place for terrorism and militancy in it."
Hasina also electronically published the results of JSC, PEC and their equivalent exams on the occasion.
Extending her heartiest congratulations to all successful examinees as well as teachers, guardians, officials and employees of the ministries and education boards, Hasina said she was very much delighted that the pass rates increased this year.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman Fizar spoke at the function while Education Secretary Sohrab Hossain conducted it.
PM's Principal Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim were, among others, present on the occasion.