Admission Tests
DU to appeal HC order
The Dhaka University authorities last night decided to appeal against the High Court order that directed the university authorities to immediately re-evaluate the answer sheets of this year's 'Ga' unit admission tests and publish fresh results.
“The DU syndicate took the decision after discussing the matter with its legal counsel”, Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique told The Daily Star over phone last night.
An HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain directed the university authorities to re-evaluate the answer sheets of 'Ga' unit admission tests by a three-member committee led by educationist Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal on December 1.
The court issued the order following a writ petition filed by 12 successful admission seekers on November 22.
The admission test for the 2011-12 academic session was held on November 11. But the publication of the results sparked protests by hundreds of students over what they alleged was a wrong counting of marks.
In the wake of the allegations, the university authorities decided to cancel the results and hold a fresh test on December 9.
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