Acting Principal Touhidul Islam of Singar Dabrihat College stated that his institution, established in 1999, had maintained good results until 2024, but the government has yet to grant MPO (Monthly Pay Order) status, leaving teachers and staff frustrated. Last year, 6 students took the exam and none passed, while this year all 10 examinees from the humanities department failed. He claimed teachers tried their best, but difficult questions and poor student preparation led to this disaster, promising to rectify mistakes in the future.

Shah Alam, a wooden furniture shop owner near the college field, said that the college has been operating in four rented rooms on this campus for the last three years, but no classes are held and students are rarely seen. Local resident Rezaul mentioned that the college has been operating out of rented rooms for years with neither students nor teachers attending regularly. Former managing committee member Rabindranath Roy added that teachers cannot be expected to teach without salaries, noting that they have been teaching voluntarily for 26-27 years to poor, working students who lack interest.

Principal Tuhin Patowari of Pangarani Lakshmipriya School and College in Rajarhat stated that because the college section is un-MPOized, all teachers have left, resulting in a lack of classes and new admissions, with only occasional individual students coming to give exams.

Assistant District Education Officer Md. Abdul Hai Siddiqui mentioned that they oversee general secondary operations, while higher secondary sections are directly controlled by the education board, leaving them less informed about the details of this debacle.

According to the District Commissioner's Education Branch, out of 11,722 total examinees (5,683 male and 6,039 female) across 9 upazilas of Kurigram who participated in this year's HSC exams, only 4,773 passed, bringing the district's pass rate to 40.72%. Female students outperformed males, with a 45.21% pass rate for girls compared to 35.95% for boys. A total of 136 students achieved GPA-5 in the district (59 boys and 77 girls).

Education experts believe that infrastructural limitations, teacher shortages, and chronic student absenteeism in remote char and border areas contributed heavily to the poor results. Furthermore, long-pending MPO statuses leave teachers unpaid, lowering their teaching interest and accountability. District Education Officer Shariful Islam noted that Kurigram ranks sixth among the eight districts under the Dinajpur Education Board with a 40.72% pass rate.