DU admission seekers will not get second chance: HC
Thursday, 9 July 2015
The High Court (HC) rejected Wednesday a writ petition challenging the decision taken by Dhaka University (DU), barring the admission seekers from sitting in the admission test for the second time, report agencies.
An HC division bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the order.
As per the order, the students who have passed HSC examinations will not get the second chance to appear at the DU admission tests. Earlier on October14, 2014, the DU authorities decided to allow only fresh successful HSC examinees to appear at its admission tests in a single year from the 2015-16 academic session, aiming to create an equal opportunity for all the aspirants.
A total of 16 guardians filed the writ petition with the HC earlier in the day challenging the legality of the decision.
On March 16, the HC issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the decision not to allow students to sit for the DU admission test for the second time would not be declared illegal.
Meanwhile, the petitioners' lawyer Subrata Chowdhury said he would talk to his clients to decide whether an appeal should be filed.
Several of the petitioners, present in court, broke down in tears when the judges upheld the university's decision.
Those who pass HSC used to get two chances to get admitted to the premier Dhaka University.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique, after a meeting with the admission committee last year, had said, allowing second chances to old students could 'deprive' first time entry seekers.
The move would also help eliminate 'fraudulent practices' around admission, he said.
Admission seekers in despair over the university's decision held back-to-back demonstrations on campus for days.
The writ was filed with the High Court by 26 guardians of students who want to take the test again.
On March 16, a rule was issued after primary hearing. It had asked why the cancellation of allowing second chances to admit candidates, should not be declared illegal. The rule had also asked as to why the previous system should not be reinstalled.