Kushtia, Nov. 1 -- Jagonnathpur Ideal College in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia has 14 teachers but failed to produce a single successful candidate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination.

The college had only three candidates this year. Two of them remained absent, while the only student who appeared for the examination failed in English.

According to local sources and college authorities, the institution was established in 2004 but has yet to receive Monthly Pay Order (MPO) status, under which the government provides salary support to teachers and employees of eligible educational institutions.

Mujibar Rahman, principal of the college, said they often had to visit villages to persuade students to enrol.

"The col...