The pass rate of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations is 78.64 per cent.
Last year, the pass rate was 85.95 per cent. Compared to that, the rate has decreased by 7.31 per cent.
The results were published on websites and respective institutions at 11am on Sunday after handing over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10am.
Chairmen of 11 education boards, including nine general education boards, madrasas and technical boards, handed over the summary of the results to the Prime Minister at Ganabhaban residence.
