Dhaka, March 26 -- The Madrasah Education Board has postponed the Bengali First Paper test for Dakhil by a day for Easter Sunday.

The exam, previously slated for Apr 20, will be held on Apr 21, according to the new schedule announced by the board on Wednesday, confirmed Muhammad Abdus Salam, deputy controller of examinations of the board.

Md Kamrul Ahsan, the board's controller of examinations, said: "The examinations are held in coordination with the inter-education board. One of the SSC [Secondary School Certificate] exams has been postponed due to Easter Sunday, so we also pushed one back."

This marks the second revision of the Dakhil exam timetable after the Arabic First Paper test was pushed back from Apr 13 to May 13.

The Dakhil...