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Rezaul Haque 6 Aug 2026 , 3:46 PM Print Edition
Rezaul Haque, KISHOREGANJ : Only two students sat for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in Finance, Banking and Insurance (First Paper) across two exam centers in Tarail upazila on Thursday – requiring a full deployment of 34 officials and security personnel to oversee them.
According to officials, the unusual situation resulted from the fact that only one candidate sat for the examination at each of the two centres.
At Tarail Muktijoddha Government College examination centre, which has a total of 705 registered HSC candidates, only Rakib Mia, a student of Haji Momtaz Uddin School and College in Nilganj, appeared for the Finance, Banking and Insurance (First Paper) examination. He is a resident of the Mohinanda area in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila.
Despite having a single examinee, the examination was conducted in accordance with education board guidelines. The centre was staffed by Hall Superintendent Anwar Hossain, two assistant hall superintendents, two invigilators, five support staff members, three law enforcement personnel, Officer-in-Charge and Principal Rafiqul Islam, Supervising Officer and Upazila Nirbahi Officer(UNO) Tanjila Akhter, and the Upazila Education Officer serving as the tag officer.
A similar scenario was observed at the Tarail Government Pilot High School examination centre, where only one student, Priyo Ranjan Barman from Damsur in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district, appeared for the same examination.
In line with board regulations, the centre also deployed 17 officials, support staff and members of the law enforcement agencies for the lone candidate. Authorities maintained full examination and security arrangements without any relaxation despite the exceptionally low attendance.
During the examination, Jisan Ali, Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate of Tarail upazila, visited both centres to inspect the overall environment, security measures and examination management.
Officials concerned said that although the number of examinees was unusually low, all education board rules and procedures were strictly followed to ensure the examinations were conducted in a peaceful, orderly and malpractice-free environment. They added that no deviations from standard examination protocols were made despite the limited number of candidates.
