Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- More than 56,000 students who failed one or two subjects in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have let the deadline for supplementary exam applications pass without signing up for a second attempt.

Of the 422,905 students eligible to sit the exams, only 365,911 applied, Dhaka education board Chairman Prof Syed Aktaruzzaman told bdnews24.com on Sunday.

Some 298,040 students failed one subject, while 124,865 failed two.

Applications were accepted from Nov 5 to 9, with the deadline for paying fees set for Nov 10. The supplementary examinations are due to take place from Dec 1 to 15.

The figures come after the HSC and equivalent examinations recorded a pass rate of just 52.12 perc...