459 answer sheets of PSC exams mysteriously burnt in Sylhet

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UNB, Sylhet :A total of 459 answer sheets of recently concluded Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations were burnt in a mysterious fire in sadar upazila complex on Saturday morning.The incident came to light on Sunday morning.Deputy Director Tahmina Begum of Sylhet Divisional Primary Education Department said it might be an incident of sabotage. A case was filed with Shahporan Police Station on behalf of the sadar upazila education officer.An anonymous source said, the officials of the complex were trying to conceal the incident. The papers had been kept in a glass-covered room of the complex. The officials found a total of 459 answer sheets, tied in 14 bundles, lying burnt in the room on Saturday morning.

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