Pearson Edexcel, the largest awarding body in the UK and part of Pearson, in collaboration with the British Council, conducted its forth “Academic Award Ceremony” for the students who achieved outstanding results in their International-GCSE and A Level examinations in 2015. The award ceremony was held on February 6, in the Hall of Fame, Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), Dhaka. More than 1,500 attendees including students, teachers, parents and distinguished guests attended the event.
There were 589 awardees who received Edexcel High Achievers’ Awards this year in four different categories. 382 students received awards for obtaining minimum 7 “A” grades in International-GCSE (formerly known as O Level); 75 students received awards for obtaining minimum 4 “A” grades in A Level; 61 students achieved the world highest marks in different subjects; 71 students received awards for “Best Performing School Students,” in the country highest and world highest category in International Primary and Lower Secondary Curriculum (P&LSC).
Junaid Ahmed Palak, MP, Honourable Minister for ICT of Bangladesh, was present at the grand award ceremony of Edexcel as the chief guest and handed over the certificates to the awardees. Allison Blake, the British High Commissioner, Barbara Wickham, director at British Council and David Crowther, director at International Products and Global Partnerships, Pearson Qualifications was also present in the occasion as special guests.
Junaid Ahmed Palak, in his speech, thanked both Pearson Edexcel and British Council authorities for
Bangladesh is one of the notable countries where a large number of students sit for Edexcel exams and every year many of them apply for higher studies to the world’s most prestigious universities such as Harvard, Cambridge, MIT, LSE etc. A large number of these students are also studying in both public and private universities in Bangladesh.
Among others Deep Adhikary, country examinations manager, British Council; Saidur Rahman, country manager, Edexcel Bangladesh; and Abdullah Liton, regional development manager of Edexcel were present at the occasion.
