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
Boardin 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.
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