2.9 lakh HSC students fail

More than 13,57,915 students sat for HSC and equivalent examinations this year. Of them, 10, 67,852 have passed. So, 2,90,063 students have failed to pass in the examinations.

Sources said a total of 17,660 students registered for the exams but remained absent.

The pass rate of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations is 78.64 per cent.

Last year, the combined pass rate was 85.95 per cent. Compared to that, the rate was dropped by 7.31 per cent.

Earlier, the results were published on websites and respective institutions at 11 am on Sunday after handing over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10 am.