Girls have outperformed boys in the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
The results were published on the education board website (http://www.educationboardresults.gov.bd) at 11am on Sunday.
A total of 10,67,852 students passed the examinations held under 11 education boards in the country.
The success rate among girls is 80.57% while it is 76.76% among boys.
A total of 78.64 percent students, on an average, passed the examinations. Among the successful candidates, a total of 92,365 got GPA-5.
Earlier in the morning, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and chairmen of all education boards handed over the summery of the results to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence.
The HSC and equivalent exams for this year began on August 17, but due to a natural disaster, the Chittagong, madrasa, and technical board exams were postponed for a few days.
A total of 1,359,342 students - 6,88,887 boys and 6,70,455 girls - registered for this year’s HSC exams, 155,935 more than the previous year.