Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Both the pass rate and the number of students securing top grades in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have fallen in Chattogram compared with the previous year.

The pass rate under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chittagong, this year stands at 52.07 percent, with 2,929 candidates scoring the highest grade point average (GPA-5).

In 2025, the board recorded a pass rate of 52.57 percent, with 6,097 candidates securing GPA-5.

The year prior, in 2024, the pass rate stood at 70.32 percent, when 10,269 candidates achieved top marks.

Prof Parvez Sazzad Chowdhury, the board's Controller of Examinations, announced the results at the Chattogram education board auditorium aro...