Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The Dhaka education board has topped the pass rate among the nine general education boards in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams, while the Barishal board has sunk to the bottom.

The picture emerges from a review of the results published on Saturday.

Of 297,621 examinees under the Dhaka board, 183,930 passed, a rate of 61.80 percent, the highest among the general boards.

Barishal fared worst, with only 25,970 of 57,912 candidates passing, a rate of 44.84 percent.

Jashore (44.92 percent) and Rajshahi (45.06 percent) sit just above Barishal.

Among the other boards, the pass rate is 52.07 percent in Chattogram, 51.44 percent in Mymensingh, 50.90 percent in Sylhet, 45.98 percent in Dinaj...