Staff Reporter :The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations scheduled for Sunday (today) and Tuesday have been deferred. The new dates of the examinations would be announced later, the Education Ministry sources said. The decision was taken yesterday after the announcement of extending hartal by BNP-led 20-party alliance. Meanwhile, the Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid told the media that the results of the SSC and its equivalent examinations would be published within 60 days. He also said that the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations will begin from April 1.