36 held for cheating at DU admission tests

Students arrested during Dhaka University admission test are being taken to Shahbagh Police Station from the university by a police van today. Photo: Palash Khan

Authorities of Dhaka University and law enforcers have detained 36 people for their alleged involvement in using means of plagiarism in admission tests of the university.
The DU authorities detained 17 admission seekers during the admission tests of Gha unit today.
The students were detained from different admission test centres, DU acting proctor Amzad Ali told our DU correspondent.
Meanwhile, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 19 people, including seven admission seekers of Dhaka University from different parts of Dhaka Thursday night and today.
Of the arrestees, 12 were members of a gang which was involved in providing answers to questions through mobile phone text messages to admission aspirants in exchange of money, Maj Md Rumman, deputy director (legal wing) at Rab headquarters, told The Daily Star.