Kurigram Tops List of Zero-Pass Colleges in Dinajpur Board with Nine Institutions

Syed Babu, Rangpur Bureau Chief, AA: As many as nine educational institutions in Kurigram district recorded a zero per cent pass rate in the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dinajpur, with all 70 candidates from the institutions failing to pass.

An analysis of the board's published list of colleges with a zero per cent pass rate shows that Kurigram has the highest number of such institutions among the eight districts under the Dinajpur Education Board.

According to board data, a total of 49 institutions across the eight districts recorded a 100 per cent failure rate, with Kurigram accounting for the highest number, at nine.

The institutions in Kurigram where no candidates passed are Char Shoulmari Adarsha Mohila College in Roumari Upazila, with 24 candidates; Nageshwari Model College in Nageshwari Upazila, with 15; Singer Dabrihat College in Rajarhat Upazila, with 10; Singer Dabri'r Hat B.L. High School and College in the same upazila, with six; Kuti Peyara Danga School and College in Nageshwari Upazila, with five; Chilakhana Model College in the same upazila, with four; Hazrat Fatima (RA) Poura Girls School and College in Ulipur Upazila, with three; Dakshin Khauria School and College in Chilmari Upazila, with two; and Pangarani Lakshmipriya School and College in Rajarhat Upazila, with one candidate.

Meanwhile, Kurigram also recorded a poor overall performance in the 2026 HSC examinations. A total of 11,722 candidates, including 5,683 male and 6,039 female students, appeared in the examinations across the district, of whom only 4,773 passed. The district's overall pass rate stood at 40.72 per cent.

Female students outperformed their male counterparts, recording a pass rate of 45.21 per cent compared to 35.95 per cent among male candidates.

A total of 136 students from the district secured GPA-5, including 59 male and 77 female students.

Education-related stakeholders believe that inadequate infrastructure, teacher shortages and irregular class attendance among candidates are the main reasons behind the poor results at these educational institutions in the char areas and border regions.

With a pass rate of 40.72 per cent, Kurigram ranked sixth among the eight districts under the Dinajpur Education Board.