Staff Reporter :
After raising the issue of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid’ resignation for his failure to check the question papers leakage, noted educationist Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday said, education minister’s resignation is not a solution to stop leakage.
“The Education Minister’s resignation will not plug the leaks of questions in public examinations,” Zafar Iqbal said.
He passed these remarks after a function in Sylhet on Tuesday.
Following leaks of question papers of eighth and fifth graders last year, questions of the school leaving SSC and its equivalent examinations appeared on the social media, especially Facebook, ahead of the tests.
Amid a wave of criticism, the government decided to block the internet during the tests, only to reverse the plan hours later.
“Education will mean nothing in this country, if question leaks continue. It’s imperative for the government to stop it,” said Prof Iqbal, who has been vocal against it for the last few years.
In 2014, the popular fiction writer and Shahjalal University Computer Science teacher staged a sit-in against the leaks of question papers in the then ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate or HSC exams.
“The administration had not admitted then that the questions leaked. Now they admit, but are not taking any effective measure,” he told reporters on Monday.
Advising the government not to go for steps like a clampdown on the internet, Iqbal said: “It’s time to act fast as to how to stop and bring the guilty to justice.”
On Monday, the government said, they will dump multiple-choice questions or MCQ from public exams to tackle the issue.
“We will gradually remove the MCQ section, so there will be no scope for leaks,” State Minister for Education Kazi Keramat Ali told the Parliament.
After raising the issue of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid’ resignation for his failure to check the question papers leakage, noted educationist Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday said, education minister’s resignation is not a solution to stop leakage.
“The Education Minister’s resignation will not plug the leaks of questions in public examinations,” Zafar Iqbal said.
He passed these remarks after a function in Sylhet on Tuesday.
Following leaks of question papers of eighth and fifth graders last year, questions of the school leaving SSC and its equivalent examinations appeared on the social media, especially Facebook, ahead of the tests.
Amid a wave of criticism, the government decided to block the internet during the tests, only to reverse the plan hours later.
“Education will mean nothing in this country, if question leaks continue. It’s imperative for the government to stop it,” said Prof Iqbal, who has been vocal against it for the last few years.
In 2014, the popular fiction writer and Shahjalal University Computer Science teacher staged a sit-in against the leaks of question papers in the then ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate or HSC exams.
“The administration had not admitted then that the questions leaked. Now they admit, but are not taking any effective measure,” he told reporters on Monday.
Advising the government not to go for steps like a clampdown on the internet, Iqbal said: “It’s time to act fast as to how to stop and bring the guilty to justice.”
On Monday, the government said, they will dump multiple-choice questions or MCQ from public exams to tackle the issue.
“We will gradually remove the MCQ section, so there will be no scope for leaks,” State Minister for Education Kazi Keramat Ali told the Parliament.
