DHAKA -The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Alim HSC Vocational, HSC (Business Management) and Diploma in Business Studies (DIBS) examination were published today.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over a summary of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Gonobhaban residence here this morning.

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Alim HSC Vocational, HSC (Business Management) and Diploma in Business Studies (DIBS) examinations were held under eight education boards, madrasa and technical education boards in April this year.

Sixty six point six four percent students came out successfully in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations, 2.27 percent less than that of the last year.

Chairman of 10 education boards handed over the results of their respective board to the prime minister.

State Minister for Madrasa and Technical Education Division Kazi Keramat Ali and secretary of the Higher Secondary Education Division Sohrab Hossain also spoke on the occasion.

Principal Secretary Md. Nozibur Rahman conducted the programme which was connected with Netrakona district through video conferencing.

A total of 12,88,757 students including 6,80884 females from 8,945 educational institutions appeared in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations.

Out of them, 8,58,801 students came out successful with 29,262 obtaining GPA 5.

Hundred percent students passed from 400 institutions while no student came out successful from 55 institutions.

In the HSC examination held under eight education boards, 64.55 percent students came out successfully while the pass rate in the Madrasa Education Board is 78.67 percent and 75.50 percent in the Technical Education Board.

The HSC and equivalent examinations were held from April 2 to May 25 this year.