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Not a single student from three colleges under the Chattogram Education Board passed the 2026 HSC examination. Only nine students sat the examination from these institutions.
This information emerged from the results published by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram, on Saturday (31 October).
The colleges on the zero-pass list are Meron Sun College and Srijony Trust School and College in Chattogram, and BIAM Laboratory School and College in Cox’s Bazar.
Two students sat the examination from Meron Sun College, five from Srijony Trust School and College and two from BIAM Laboratory School and College. None from the three institutions passed.
This year, a total of 96,335 students from 280 colleges sat the HSC examination under the Chattogram board. The pass rate in the examination, held at 114 centres, is 52.07 per cent, 0.50 percentage points lower than last year.
The number of students obtaining GPA-5 has also fallen significantly. This year, 2,929 students obtained GPA-5 under this board, 3,168 fewer than last year.
By district, the pass rate was lowest in Khagrachhari at 29.85 per cent. In Rangamati, 33.24 per cent of students passed, and in Bandarban 41.42 per cent. The picture was the opposite in Chattogram city, where the pass rate was 66.20 per cent.
Background
According to a Prothom Alo report of 16 October 2025, all examinees from 202 educational institutions across the country failed the 2025 HSC and equivalent examinations.
By the numbers
According to bdnews24.com of 16 October 2025, the pass rate under the Chattogram board in 2025 was 52.57 per cent, and 6,097 students obtained GPA-5.
The same report says the pass rate under this board in 2024 was 70.32 per cent, and 10,269 students obtained GPA-5.
Sources
Original report: Bangladesh Pratidin
Background sources: Prothom Alo, 16 October 2025; bdnews24.com, 16 October 2025
