Bangladesh, Oct. 30 -- An examinee who scored zero in two subjects was credited with passing marks of 45 and 46 in the official results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, prompting criminal charges against four individuals.

The Chittagong Education Board filed a case with the Panchlaish Police Station on Thursday following an internal investigation that exposed widespread grade manipulation.

The accused include student Hasibul Ali Shovon and three board computer cell employees: Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury, Rashedul Islam, and Nur Hossain Raihan.

The fraud came to light after the publication of the main results on Aug 10, when a examiner flagged discrepancies between the physical answer script and the digital sy...