52 cases, 153 arrests over question leak: Nahid
A total of 153 people have been arrested and 52 lawsuits filed over question paper leak during the ongoing Secondary School Certificate exams, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said.
"I am seeking supports from teachers and guardians to stop the spate of the question leak. Please hand these leak-sters over to law enforcers," Nahid said at a function at Film Development Corporation (FDC) auditorium in Dhaka.
Nahid also admitted his ministry's failure to find out the root cause of the question leak and said the enforcement agencies and the ministry are working to stop the menace.
"We are adopting new measures based on suggestions coming from different sectors to make our efforts successful. But, somehow the incident of leaking the question papers are taking place," he said.
Hinting to bring a major change in the SSC exams, Nahid said the ministry is coming up with some strategies ahead of the upcoming SSC examinations. "I think, the effort will bring result."
The SSC and its equivalent examinations began across the country on February 1 simultaneously but question papers of the most the examinations have been leaked anyhow through social media.
In a bid to stop the spate of the question leak, the government has already announced take 5 lakh as bounty for helping to catch those are involved in the incident. But the effort has already gone in vain.
Terming the incident of question paper leak as a big factor, Nahid underscored the need for classroom-based education. "Our children will not grow up perfect if we fail to educate them with contemporary and circumstantial education," he added.
The education minister stressed the need for cultural events to build up physical and mental skill of the children. "World class education, knowledge and technology are needed if we want to build the new generation as architects of modern Bangladesh," Nahid said.
Describing the technology as a big asset, Nahid said the technology is creating some disadvantages also.
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