However, madrasa students until now appeared with 100 marks each in these subjects during such exams following their syllabus. According to educationists, madrasa board students were lagging compared to the students of other boards only because of their 100-mark tests. DU VC Akhtaruzzaman said: “DU has been blamed for a long-time that it doesn’t take in madrasa students, but it’s a misconception. “Now the field of higher education for madrasa students has been widened. Masud said only Islamic University let madrasa students enrol in any department until now.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 21, 2017 12:11 UTC