Rizvi urges govt to postpone HSC exams amid floods

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has urged the government to postpone the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations for a few days, citing the severe hardship faced by students in flood-affected areas.

He made the call while speaking to journalists on Tuesday after distributing relief materials among flood victims in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.

Rizvi said, “I would like to request the education minister to consider the situation. People are suffering immensely due to the floods, while the HSC examinations are underway. We even had to wade through floodwaters to reach this area today. The level of hardship is extremely severe.”

Mentioning that students are risking their lives to sit for the examinations, he said, “If a young student cannot reach the examination centre because of floodwaters, or worse, loses his life in an accident, it would be a tragic incident. 

“What harm would a postponement of a few days have done? Standing in solidarity with the expectations of the people, I urge the authorities to immediately suspend the examinations. The exams could be held once the floodwater recedes.” 

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Earlier in the day, Rizvi, also the prime minister’s political adviser, visited flood-hit areas in Toilardwip of Barkhain union under Anwara upazila and distributed relief items among affected families.

During the visit, he criticised the previous Awami League government, alleging that unplanned development projects had caused serious damage to the country’s environment and biodiversity. 

He also alleged that thousands of crores of taka had been siphoned abroad under the guise of development.

Rizvi further said the Rampal power plant had been constructed near the Sundarbans despite objections from environmentalists, leaving the world’s largest mangrove forest exposed to various environmental risks.

He also criticised the construction of a road across the haor area in Kishoreganj. 

According to Rizvi, the road was built to facilitate access to the residence of former president Abdul Hamid, resulting in damage to the area’s natural ecosystem, biodiversity, and fish habitats.