Five Bangladeshi students named world’s top scorers in IGCSE maths

Five Bangladeshi students have been named world's top scorers in this year's IGCSE Mathematics exam after securing full marks.

All five - Md Faiyaz Siddiquee, Awhona Saha, Mohammad Mohaimin Uddin Naib, Bushra Rubana Afroze and Shombrito Aumbar - are from Glenrich International School in Uttara, Dhaka.

Faiyaz and Awhona also emerged as school toppers with overall scores of 96% and 95.6%. Awhona further received the Cambridge ICE Award with Distinction.

This year marked the highest number of world toppers in maths in Glenrich's history. Of the 200 students who sat the exams, 41 achieved 90% or above, while nearly half scored at least 80%.

Amlan K Saha, principal of Glenrich, said the results "reflect the success of our comprehensive learning programme", adding that the school remained committed to giving students the tools to excel.

The school says it has incorporated robotics, coding and project-based learning to strengthen STEM education, alongside steady improvement in academic results.