The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

The post graduation examination of Political Science Department of Dhaka University was postponed amid allegation of question leak out yesterday.

A three-member inquiry committee headed by Acting Dean of Social Science Faculty Prof AAMS Arefin Siddiqui was formed in this regard and asked to submit investigation report within seven-day.

Political Science students demanded holding of their postponed examination as soon as possible and to nullify the examination committee headed by Chairman of the Department Prof Dr Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan and two members Prof Aminur Rahman and Prof Ataur Rahman.

They said it was not right to involve the teachers in the examination committee who have various allegations of corrupt practices against them in the past.

Admitting the question leak out, Vice Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz asked the students that the concerned Dean would take a decision in this regard.

Chairman of the department Prof Wadud Bhuiyan said he does not know anything about this allegation as he issued the question papers to the controller's office a month ago.

Examination Controller Bahlul Haque said he opened the sealed question papers in front of Prof Arefin Siddiqui and Prof Aminur Rahman.

After finding similarity between the leaked out and submitted question papers, the university authority took the decision to postpone the examination scheduled for yesterday.

Sources said a teacher who is a member of the examination committee leaked out the questions to some students by cell phone on December 25. Later the questions were circulated among favourite other students.