Wednesday, 22 January, 2025
The Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) has suspended the medical admission results of 193 students selected under the freedom fighter quota.
Rubina Yasmin, Additional Director General of Medical Education at DGME, stated that a final decision would be made after document verification.
On Sunday, the DGME released the results of the 2024-2025 MBBS admission test, initially selecting 5,372 candidates for entry into 37 public medical colleges across Bangladesh.
Among them, 193 were selected under the freedom fighter's children quota.
Some have criticised the selection of candidates under the quota, arguing that they were chosen despite having lower marks.
A group of students from Dhaka University and Dhaka Medical College Hospital protested at the Central Shaheed Minar on Sunday night, calling the results "discriminatory" and demanding their cancellation.
Prof Rubina told reporters that the results of these 193 students would remain suspended for the time being.
She said, "We will verify their documents. A committee has been formed for this purpose. The candidates will come to the ministry with all their documents on Jan 27, 28, and 29. We will verify if anyone other than the children of freedom fighters remains on the list.
“If there is anyone other than the children, they will not have any chance of securing a place.”
"This is a preliminary result. The final decision will be made after reviewing the documents. Typically, the verification of freedom fighter quota documents takes place at the respective colleges, but due to the current circumstances, it is not possible to visit the colleges", Prof. Rubina Yasmin clarified,
"Instead, the candidates are required to come to the Directorate General of Medical Education. A committee will convene for three days to thoroughly review all the documents."
Earlier, Chief Advisor’s Special Assistant Sayedur Rahman addressed the matter at a hotel in Dhaka.
He explained, “Following the movement to abolish the quota system, the court ruling primarily changed the provision from grandchildren to children. This is now a policy decision regarding admissions under the quota.”
“The MBBS admission exam was conducted by existing laws and regulations. However, it will still undergo scrutiny."
Sayedur added, "The number of 193 selected candidates is quite unusual, as freedom fighters are likely to be around 67-68 years old. It is highly unlikely they would have children of the appropriate age."
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The Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) has suspended the medical admission results of 193 students selected under the freedom fighter quota.
Rubina Yasmin, Additional Director General of Medical Education at DGME, stated that a final decision would be made after document verification.
On Sunday, the DGME released the results of the 2024-2025 MBBS admission test, initially selecting 5,372 candidates for entry into 37 public medical colleges across Bangladesh.
Among them, 193 were selected under the freedom fighter's children quota.
Some have criticised the selection of candidates under the quota, arguing that they were chosen despite having lower marks.
A group of students from Dhaka University and Dhaka Medical College Hospital protested at the Central Shaheed Minar on Sunday night, calling the results "discriminatory" and demanding their cancellation.
Prof Rubina told reporters that the results of these 193 students would remain suspended for the time being.
She said, "We will verify their documents. A committee has been formed for this purpose. The candidates will come to the ministry with all their documents on Jan 27, 28, and 29. We will verify if anyone other than the children of freedom fighters remains on the list.
“If there is anyone other than the children, they will not have any chance of securing a place.”
"This is a preliminary result. The final decision will be made after reviewing the documents. Typically, the verification of freedom fighter quota documents takes place at the respective colleges, but due to the current circumstances, it is not possible to visit the colleges", Prof. Rubina Yasmin clarified,
"Instead, the candidates are required to come to the Directorate General of Medical Education. A committee will convene for three days to thoroughly review all the documents."
Earlier, Chief Advisor’s Special Assistant Sayedur Rahman addressed the matter at a hotel in Dhaka.
He explained, “Following the movement to abolish the quota system, the court ruling primarily changed the provision from grandchildren to children. This is now a policy decision regarding admissions under the quota.”
“The MBBS admission exam was conducted by existing laws and regulations. However, it will still undergo scrutiny."
Sayedur added, "The number of 193 selected candidates is quite unusual, as freedom fighters are likely to be around 67-68 years old. It is highly unlikely they would have children of the appropriate age."
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