Bangladesh, May 12 -- The pass rate for the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams stands at 83.04 percent, up from 80.39 percent last year, an increase of 2.65 percent

A total of 182,129 examinees achieved a GPA of 5.0 this year, a dip from the 183,578 who scored it last year. This means 1,449 fewer students received a GPA of 5.0 this year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially released the results of the SSC exams on Sunday at her official residence Gonobhaban. Then, at 12:30pm, Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury gave details on the results of the public exam at the Secretariat.

Students can access their results through their educational institutions, the website of their education board, and by SMS on their mo...