In Kushtia, the Only HSC Candidate of a 14-Teacher College Fails Too; Zero Passes at Another College

Jagannathpur Ideal College in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia has 14 teachers. This year only one student from the college sat the HSC examination — and that candidate failed too. The same picture emerged at Haji Nurul Islam College in Mirpur upazila: eight students from that institution sat the exam and none of them passed.

According to local residents and college sources, Jagannathpur Ideal College, founded in 2004, has still not been brought under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme. The institution currently has 14 teachers. This year it had three HSC candidates; two of them were absent from the exam. One candidate sat the exam but failed in English.

Mojibur Rahman, principal of Jagannathpur Ideal College, said: 'We bring students from the villages and enrol them in the college. This is an area adjoining the chars. When we go to call the students, some are harvesting paddy; some say they will come later. Our decline began in 2015. Of the three candidates, two were absent and one sat the exam. He failed as well.'

Meanwhile, Haji Nurul Islam College at Amla Sadarpur Bamunpara in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia also recorded a zero pass rate in the HSC exam. According to college sources, the college, founded in 2000, has not been able to get MPO enrolment since its establishment. It currently has 13 teachers. This year the institution had 15 candidates; seven of them were absent from the exam. Eight sat the exam, but none of the participating students passed.

Shariful Islam, principal of Haji Nurul Islam College, said: 'We have been working for this college unpaid for 26 years. We have not received salaries yet. This year we have had a disaster. We enrol dropout students in the college by giving them money. This time it was our misfortune, which is why none of ours could pass.'

Meanwhile, the pass rate in the 2026 HSC examination under the Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education stood at 44.92 percent. Of the 112,791 students who sat the exam under the board this year, 50,668 passed, and 3,228 students achieved GPA-5. Last year the board's pass rate was 50.20 percent and 5,995 students achieved GPA-5 — meaning both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers have fallen compared to last year.