Dhaka, April 7 -- Restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure will be imposed around examination centres for three hours during the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations.

Accordingly, people unrelated to the tests will not be allowed within 200 yards of the centres throughout the duration of the exams.

The Ministry of Education has also ordered all coaching centres to remain closed from Apr 10 to May 13 during the exams - a 34-day period.

The SSC and equivalent examinations ware set to start Apr 10 with the Bangla First Paper exam. The exams will be conducted from 10am to 1pm. The theoretical exams will end on May 13.

The SSC practical exams will be held from May 15 to May 22. This year's ...