The High Court questions the legality of charging extra fees from Secondary School Certificate (SSC) candidates by the authorities concerned of Gazipur School and College in Habiganj.

Education ministry dissolves managing committee of 148 non-government schools under Rajshahi education board for taking extra money in tuition fees and registration fees for the SSC examinations.

The education ministry has served show-cause notices to 1,209 institutions for not responding to an earlier order to pay back the additional exam fees that they charged students before the last year's Secondary School Certificate exams.

The government serves show-cause notices to 1,209 educational institutions, including many top ranking ones, for not responding to the ministry over the allegation of taking extra admission fees, the education minister says.

Two private schools in the capital have announced they would adjust the additional money they had collected as tuition fees with the fees for February in compliance with a government order.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday reaffirmed that legal action would be taken against the education institutions failing to return additional fees within the deadline.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday asked the educational institutions to return within seven working days the additional money they had collected as tuition fees and registration fees for the SSC examinations.