The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on July 19.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, along with the chairmen of all education boards, will hand over copies of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around 10:00am on July 19, Mohammad Arfazur Rahman, an information officer of the Education Ministry, told The Daily Star.

Later in the day, the minister will officially announce the results at a media briefing at the secretariat around 12:30pm.

More than 13 lakh students sit for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year. The written tests that began April 2 ended May 23.