File photo of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Dhaka TribuneAn apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order on WednesdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has fined City University Tk10 lakh for violating the direction of the University Grants Commission (UGC) over admission of students. Authorities of City University enrolled a number students for the Department of Law each semester, which exceeded the limit fixed by the UGC. The court in an interim order asked the Bar Council to allow them to sit for the enrollment exams. The Appellate Division on Wednesday came up with the order after holding hearing on the appeal filed by Bangladesh Bar Council against the High Court order. Earlier on January 26, the Appellate Division fined Eastern University, Bangladesh Islamia University, and South East University Tk10 lakh each over the same matter.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 19, 2020 07:09 UTC