Govt informs HC
The government has decided to enrol students at medical and dental colleges through an admission test this year. Deputy Attorney General Motaher Hossain Sazu yesterday communicated the decision to a High Court bench. The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif was hearing a petition seeking directives for the government to hold an admission test, rather than enrol students on the basis of SSC and HSC results.
The court will today pass an order after further hearing on the petition, filed by Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond.
Aspiring medics had been agitating for a restoration of the admission test system since the government on August 12 decided to go for enrolment based on GPA scores at SSC and HSC exams.
On September 2, the students called off their agitation upon the health minister’s assurance that an admission test would be held this year.
The petition was referred to Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif for disposal after it drew a split order from the bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal on August 27.
Justice Quamrul had ordered the government to immediately start the admission process by holding a test, while Justice Ashraful rejected the petition.
Courtesy of The Daily Star
