Over 1.7 million students have passed the SSC and equivalent exams, including 91,298 students from the Technical Board of Education. Most of the students not applying for the college admission may drop out of the education system, while some may seek to study abroad, College Inspector Harun-Ar-Rashid told bdnews24.com. Others may apply for admission to the eleventh grade during the second and third phases of the college admission process, he believes. Only a few students apply for college admission in the second and third phases,” an official of the Dhaka Board told bdnews24.com. At least 399,195 students of Dhaka Board, 188,582 students of Rajshahi Board, 122,036 students of Chattogram Board, 156,945 students of Cumilla Board, 153,394 students of Jashore Board, 77,420 students of Barishal Board, 80,162 students of Sylhet Board, 147,978 students of Dinajpur Board, 96,543 students of Mymensingh Board, and 128,818 students of Madrasa Board have applied for admission to colleges, said the Dhaka Board college inspector.

Source: bd News24 May 24, 2019 09:22 UTC