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An inquiry committee has confirmed negligence by authorities at the Government Ahsan Mahmud College examination center after approximately 100 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates were mistakenly given the wrong question paper for their Bangla Second Paper exam. Instead of the intended 2026 syllabus papers, students received materials based on the 2025 syllabus.

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Immediately after the incident, our investigation found gross negligence on the part of the college authorities. As a result, the examination management committee has been dissolved, and Principal Shawkat Alam Mir (of Ahsan Mahmud college) has been served with a show-cause notice. The inquiry report will be submitted to the ministry as soon as possible.

Mohammad Sirajul Islam Mintu, deputy controller of examinations at the Mymensingh Education Board and head of the inquiry committee, stated that the college authorities exhibited gross negligence. Consequently, the examination management committee has been dissolved, and the principal of Ahsan Mahmud College, Shawkat Alam Mir, has been issued a show-cause notice. The findings will be submitted to the ministry.

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The board stands by the students. The college authorities mistakenly distributed question papers from the reserve set. The responsibility lies entirely with them.

Despite the error, Mintu assured that the affected candidates would not face negative consequences. He explained that the college authorities mistakenly distributed question papers from a reserve set. The responsibility for the mix-up lies entirely with them. The board has pledged to assess the answer scripts of the 100 affected students separately and evaluate them leniently according to the 2025 syllabus.

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I realised after the exam that the question paper clearly mentioned the 2025 syllabus. It was not our question paper.

The incident occurred in Room No. 4202, with all affected candidates belonging to Government Zaheda Shafir Mohila College. The error was discovered after the exam when students realized they had answered questions from a different syllabus. Principal Shawkat Alam explained that the question papers arrived in sealed bundles, and while labeled for the 2026 syllabus, they contained 2025 material. Invigilators could not verify the contents before distribution as the packets remained sealed until the examination began. These papers were reportedly intended for irregular and improvement candidates.

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We are now worried about whether we will pass the examination or secure GPA-5.