Barishal, Oct. 16 -- The number of overall pass rate and the highest grade GPA-5 achievers fell drastically in the HSC results under Barishal Education Board this year.

The board saw a 62.57 percent pass rate, a fall by 19.28 percent compared to the past year.

Besides, the number of GPA-5 achievers fell by 2, 493 this year compared to the previous year as only 1, 674 students secured the highest grade this year.

HSC Results: Girls outshine boys in both pass rate and GPA-5 in Cumilla

Board chairman Prof Yunus Ali Siddiqui announced the results on Thursday morning.

A total of 61,481 candidates from 349 institutions across six districts sat for the exams this year, with 29,091 male and 32,390 female students.

Of them, 37,066 candidates...