Dhaka, July 10 -- No grace or additional marks were given to the examinees to help them pass this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, said Prof Dr. Khondokar Ehsanul Kabir, chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee.

Speaking at a media briefing at the Dhaka Board office on Thursday, he clarified that the results reflect students' actual performance.

"This is the true result. No one has been given extra or grace marks. We made a 100 percent effort to ensure fair assessment," he said.

The board chairman said examiners were strictly instructed to evaluate answer scripts based on merit alone. "The marks students earned in their scripts were accurate...