A question in the admission test for the 2017-18 sessions in Fine Arts Faculty, Rajshahi University (RU) has sparked a controversy among aspirants and their parents along with an outcry on social media. The 100-mark admission test, divided into two parts – 80-mark multiple choice questions (MCQ) and 20-mark written/practical test, under I Unit was held on Wednesday. The question was “What is the name of the greatest book in the world?” and the options were Holy Quran, Holy Bible, Holy Injil and Gita. “Each person considers their own religion and religious book as the best and a question like this will puzzle them during the test. Prof Mostafizur said that students would also get the mark for this question regarding the Rohingya issue regardless of the answer they chose.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 26, 2017 17:15 UTC