The examinations were held on the same day using identical
question papers. The evaluation process was also the same. Yet the recently
published Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination results
have revealed what appears to be two different countries within one nation.
Compared with students in the capital, metropolitan areas
and divisional cities, pass rates and GPA 5 achievements in district towns,
upazilas, haor areas, char regions, coastal areas and hill districts...