Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said that measures will be taken if anyone tries to leak questions of the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams of 2022.

The Minister said this while talking to reporters after visiting Begum Badrunnesa Government Women's College exam center in the capital on Sunday, reports UNB.

"We've taken action against some people who had tried to leak questions of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams in Kurigram's Bhurungamari upazila. We'll collectively prevent such attempts this time too by punishing those who'll commit such offence," Dipu said.

Replying to a question about coaching centers, she said Coaching centers are needed as it's impossible for teachers to pay attention to each and every student in the classrooms.

"We hope that the need for coaching centers will decrease once the new curriculum is introduced. However, we've given directives to shut coaching centers during public exams. To implement this directive, we need help from the local administrations," Dipu added.

The Minister also urged the parents not to stay outside the exam centers as this makes entrance of the examinees difficult.

It was planned to hold this year's HSC exams in July-August period but couldn't do so due to flooding in the country's northeast, she said adding, "If natural disasters hit any part of the country in the future, we'll postpone exams in that area and hold exams in other areas as per schedule. Later, we'll hold exams in the disaster-hit area within the quickest possible time."