Dhaka, July 22 -- The scheduled exams for today (Tuesday) in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent have been postponed due to the BAF training aircraft crash in Uttara, Information. Youth and Sports Advisers Mahfuj Alam and Asif Mahmud respectively announced it on their verified Facebook accounts early Tuesday.

They made the announcement following a directive from Education Adviser Professor Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, read the posts.

"In a meeting with the Education Adviser, the decision to postpone Tuesday's HSC exams was confirmed," the posts stated.

The advisers took to social media to announce it around 2:30am Tuesday.

Netizens and students criticized the education boards' initial decision to continue with the exams d...