A racket has leaked medical college admission test question papers at least 10 times in the last 16 years, said Criminal Investigation Department today.

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the government decision of deducting five marks from their total marks of the test.

Entry tests for admission in MBBS and BDS courses for 2016-17 academic sessions will be held in coming September, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says.

A public investigation committee is formed to investigate allegations of question leak into this year’s medical admission tests.

Agitating students seeking retake of the MBBS and BDS admission tests stage a sit-in programme at the National Press Club to press home their demands.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains seven people including three doctors in Rangpur city for their alleged involvement in leaking out question papers of medical admission test.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion detain three people including an official of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in connection with question leak in Dhaka.