The authorities of Rajshahi University has urged the BNP-led 18-party alliance to refrain from convening any political programme during the university’s admission tests under academic session 2013-14 scheduled to be held from December 5 to December 9.
RU Vice-Chancellor Prof Muhammad Mizanuddin, in the press conference at noon, made the call expressing deep concern over holding the admission tests.
Earlier, the tests were scheduled to be held from November 10 to 14 but because of 18-party enforced hartals, the authority had rescheduled the time.
The VC also said admission tests were being held at all public universities in the country and some of them had already completed the exams.
He said: “I hope that the opposition Chief Begum Khaleda Zia will take the admission test of the university into consideration.”
The admission test of 47 departments under 8 faculties would be held under 16 shifts of 8 units. This year, about 168,224 students has applied for the admission tests.
RU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Public Relation Administrator Professor Elias Hossain, RU Proctor Prof Tarikul Hasan and RU Student Advisor Sadequl Arefin Matin addressed at the programme, among others.