SSC candidates forced to pay extra fees in Sylhet

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Sylhet Correspondent :
Most of the schools in Sylhet City and others areas are charging extra fee from the secondary school certificate (SSC) examination candidates for filling up form defying Education Board’s instruction and it has created serious hardship to the guardians.
The Education Board fixed maximum Tk 1400/– for filling up forms but many school are charging extra fees ranging from Tk 5000 to Tk 7000 for the purpose. Apart from the Board fees, the school managing committee are charging extra in the name of special coaching fees, model test fees, session charge and other fees from the SSC candidates. School that are charging extra fees from the SSC examinees include Hazi Abdus Satte r High School, Nosiba Khatun High School, Israb Ali High School in Sylhet.
Guardians of SSC candidates told that the authorities of the school are charging extra fees in the name of form fill-up defying the boards order. Meanwhile, the apex court on last week asked the education boards to stop charging extra fees from the SSC examinees in the name of form fill-up.
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