Dhaka:A total of 293 educational institutions across the country recorded a zero pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, students from a total of 9,390 educational institutions appeared in the examinations this year. Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon formally inaugurated the publication of the results at a press conference held at the conference room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat.
Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin presented the details of the results at the press conference. The results revealed that the average pass rate across the 11 education boards stood at 52.12 percent, with a total of 40,084 candidates securing GPA-5.
Last year, the pass rate was 58.83 percent, with 69,097 students achieving GPA-5. This year, the pass rate declined by 6.71 percent, while the number of GPA-5 achievers dropped by 29,013 compared to the previous year.