The Chattogram Board of Education has canceled the admission and enrollment of 10 eleventh-grade students attending board-affiliated schools. Unlike most cancellations, this one originated from the students’ own requests.
According to an official order signed on Sunday, July 19, by the board’s school inspector, the cancellations were approved based on the students’ requests, supported by recommendations from their respective school principals. The board states that the decision was made after a thorough review of both the requests and the recommendations.
What the Cancellation Means
The consequence stipulated in the order is significant: with the cancellation of their admission and enrollment in the eleventh grade, the registration and HSC exam numbers assigned to these 10 students are automatically considered void. In other words, their candidacy for the HSC exam with those registration numbers ends here.
The board has forwarded the directive to the relevant schools and their respective departments, instructing school administrations to take the necessary steps accordingly.
Who the Students Are
The board has not publicly released the students’ names, but the order identifies their academic years and institutions. The 10 students are from the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 academic years and were studying at some of the region’s most prestigious institutions.
- Cox’s Bazar Government College
- Kaptai City Corporation Women’s College
- Ramu Government College
- Kazem Ali School and College
- BAF Shaheen College, Chattogram
- Bandarban Cantonment Public School and College
- Hathazari Girls High School and College
- Bangladesh Navy School and College, Rangamati
The spread is notable — from Cox’s Bazar to Rangamati to Bandarban — showing this is a board-wide administrative batch rather than an issue at any single college.
Why Would Students Cancel Their Own Admission?
Since the cancellations originated from student applications, the logical question is: why would anyone voluntarily cancel their college admission? The board’s order doesn’t detail individual reasons—the news report described the reasons as diverse, ranging from irregularities to personal motives—but in practice, voluntary cancellation of admission at this stage is a routine board service that students use in some common situations:
- Switching colleges or boards — a student who gets a better opportunity elsewhere (or whose family relocates) must formally cancel the old admission before registering under a new institution or board
- Changing streams — moving from general education to madrasah or technical tracks, or vice versa, requires the old registration to be cleared
- Going abroad — students leaving for studies overseas often close out their domestic registration
- Restarting fresh — some students who lose an academic year choose to cancel and re-admit in a new session rather than continue under the old registration
Whatever each student’s individual reason, the process they followed is the official one: an application through their college, the principal’s recommendation, and the board’s approval.
The Proper Process, For Anyone Who Needs It
For readers who may need this service, the Chattogram Board maintains a formal procedure for canceling admissions and enrollments. The request is made on the official board form, processed through the student’s college with the headteacher’s recommendation, and the decision is made by the college’s board delegation. Only after board approval—as in this case, through an official order—does the cancellation take effect, with its consequences for enrollment and HSC registration.
An important warning: since cancellation automatically voids the HSC application linked to that enrollment, students should be absolutely certain of their next step—a confirmed place elsewhere, a new admissions plan, or a firm decision—before requesting cancellation. An approved cancellation cannot be easily reversed.
We will continue to keep you informed of Chattogram Board notices and updates, including the much-anticipated revised schedule for the HSC exams suspended by the board, which remains the biggest question mark for students in the region. Stay tuned.
