Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today ruled out any possibilities of question papers leak ahead of any public examination, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.

No vested quarters now can leak question papers due to measured taken by the government in this regard, the minister told reports after visiting SSC examination centre at Tejgaon Government Girls' High School in Dhaka, the daily said.

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations began today with 16,51,523 students taking the tests across the country.

This year, the number of examinees rose by more than 1.72 lakh. The written tests will end on March 8, while the practical tests would be from March 9 to March 14.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday changed the venue of today's cabinet meeting for the convenience of the SSC and equivalent examinees.