HSC Results: Dhaka board tops pass rate, Barishal lags behind - Prothom Alo English

Students check their HSC and equivalent examination results on mobile phones with their teachers at their college. Government Azizul Haque College, Bogura, 31 Oct 2026.Soyel RanaDhaka Education Board has secured the top spot in terms of pass rate among the nine general education boards in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations, recording a pass rate of 61.80 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Barishal Education Board recorded the lowest pass rate among the boards, with 44.84 per cent of its students passing the examination.

The results of the HSC and equivalent examinations were officially published today, on Saturday.

This year, the average pass rate across the nine general education boards for the HSC exam alone stood at 51.62 per cent.

However, the overall pass rate across all 11 education boards, including the Madrasah and Technical boards was slightly higher.

Among the other general education boards, the pass rate stood at 45.06 per cent in Rajshahi Board, 48.04 per cent in Cumilla Board, 44.92 per cent in Jashore Board, 52.07 per cent in Chittagong Board, 50.90 per cent in Sylhet Board, 45.98 per cent in Dinajpur Board and 51.44 per cent in Mymensingh Board.