Dhaka, July 11 -- The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Thursday, revealing a pass rate of 68.45 per cent -- a significant decline from last year's 83.04 per cent.

A total of 139,032 candidates achieved a GPA-5, the highest grade, across the country's 11 education boards.

Among these top scorers, 73,616 are girls and 65,416 are boys, continuing the trend of female students outperforming male students for the tenth consecutive year.

The pass rate for girls stood at 71.03 per cent, while boys recorded a pass rate of 65.88 per cent.

Khondokar Ehsanul Kabir, president of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and chairman of the Dhaka Education Board, presente...