Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
Location
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Information
Website dhakaeducationboard.gov.bd
Education Board Dhaka

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, is an autonomous organization and responsible for holding public examinations (JSC, S.S.C and H.S.C).[1]. The board office is located at Bakshibazar, Dhaka.[2]

Establishment

According to the ordinance of the board, The East Pakistan Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance, 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance No. XXXIII of 1961) and its amendments No. XVI of 1962 and No. XVII of 1977, it is responsible for the organization, regulation, supervision, control and development of Intermediate and Secondary level public examinations and educational institutions.

History

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka was established on 7 May 1921 according to the recommendation of Sadler Commission. Intermediate colleges and high schools in Dhaka city and Islamic intermediate colleges and high madrasah of greater Bengal were under control of that board. An advisory board made by the director of public education department of greater Bengal was given the authority to govern the board.

Dhaka Board was dissolved in September 1947 by a government order. Its name was changed to East Bengal Secondary Education Board in 1955 and it was live till 1961. Scope of this new board was limited to secondary level education of then the East province of Pakistan and control of intermediate education was shifted to the University of Dhaka.

Responsibility of intermediate education was given to the board from the university in 1961 and board was named Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, East Pakistan and after liberation, it was named Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka with the scope of operation within Dhaka division.

See also

List of Intermediate and Secondary Education Boards in Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ "Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education ,Dhaka".
  2. ↑ "Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education ,Dhaka Location".

Coordinates: 23°43′24″N 90°23′36″E / 23.723303°N 90.393244°E / 23.723303; 90.393244


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