The Class X results of Madrasah Board in West Bengal on 20 May declared a Hindu girl securing sixth rank in the State. Fifteen-year-old Mou Halder, who achieved the rare feat, is a student of Bogdhara Siddikiya High Madrasah in Bankura district. Daughter of a farmer from Khatra in Bankura, Ms. Halder reportedly said that she enjoyed studying Arabic and Islam Parichay among other subjects. Though she had not got details of her subject-wise break-up, the student is hopeful that she would have scored over 80 marks in both the subjects. According to the results published by the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education, the student scored 719 marks out of 800.
“I studied in a primary school till class IV. Since the high school was about eight km away through forest lands, I got admitted to the High Madrasah,” Ms Haldar said.