Dhaka, July 10 -- The Alim English Second Paper and Thursday's scheduled exams under HSC Vocational, BMT, and Diploma in Commerce programmes have been postponed nationwide due to flooding in Cumilla.

Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, controller of examinations at the Bangkladesh Madrasah Education Board, confirmed the suspension on Wednesday night.

"Our board conducts exams centrally. Since there is no provision to suspend exams for a single region, the Alim English Second Paper exam has been postponed across the country," he told bdnews24.com.

Md Abul Kalam Azad, controller of examinations at the Bangladesh Technical Education Board, also confirmed the suspension of Thursday's HSC vocational, BMT, Diploma in Commerce, and other higher secondary ...