Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A total of 68,768 students have qualified for various scholarships across Bangladesh.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon and State Minister for Education Bobby Hajjaj announced the results at the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon.

Of those selected, 46,200 students under nine general education boards made the junior scholarship list.

Under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, 11,180 students were chosen for the Dakhil eighth-grade scholarship, and another 11,180 for the Ebtedayee fifth-grade scholarship.

In addition, 208 students from the Technical Education Board were selected for the JS (Junior Scholarship) and JD (Junior Dakhil) scholarships.

The junior scholarship examinations began on Dec 28 and ra...