Dhaka: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said that all necessary preparations have been taken to hold the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations in a peaceful manner.

The Minister came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after visiting examination centre at Motijheel Government Boys’ High School and Motijheel Government Girls’ High School in the capital, reports the UNB.

All concerned, including the law enforcing agencies, are working relentlessly to ensure smooth holding of the examinations in a copying-free environment. Members of law enforcement agencies remained alert to prevent question leakage incident, he said.

He warned that strict action will be taken if anyone found involved in question leakage incident.

The minister also informed that the rate of student dropout has been decreased in secondary level education. For that reason, the number of students is increasing in JSC and JDC examinations. Last year, the number of student was 24,68,000 in JSC and JDC examinations while the number of student this year is 26,70,000.

The number of girl examinees has also been increased, he said.