Take re-examination of expelled PSC students by Dec 28: HC

The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to take re-examination by December 28 of the children who were expelled from ongoing Primary School Certificate (PSC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee terminal examinations.

The authorities have been ordered to publish their examinations result by December 31.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order during hearing a suomoto (voluntary) rule issued by this court on November 21.

The bench expressed dissatisfaction as the respondents did not respond to its rule.

The court also summoned the director general of the Directorate of Primary Education before this court on January 8 to explain the role of his office on the expulsion of the children.

The court fixed January 8 for further hearing over the issue.

In November 21, the High Court questioned the legality of children’s expulsion from PSC and Ebtedayee terminal examinations.

Issuing the suomoto rule, the HC asked the respondents to explain in two weeks why the expulsion of children from the PSC and Ebtedayee terminal examinations should not be declared illegal.

Secretaries to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, director general of Directorate of Primary Education, director general of National Academy for Primary Education and chairman of Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board were made respondents to the rule.

Around 15 students have been expelled from ongoing PSC and Ebtedayee examinations started on November 19.

Citing opinions from some academicians, guardians and psychiatrists, the news reports said the children had been mentally tortured after being expelled from examinations.

Advocate AM Jamiul Hoque Faisal and three other lawyers placed the news report before the HC bench for necessary order to stop expulsion of children from the PSC and Ebtedayee examinations.