Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said dope test will be made mandatory for the students before university admission by amending the relevant law. He said laws are being amended and students will be brought under dope test according to the law. “Medical tests including the dope test will be done at the time of their admission.” Read: Dope test for drivers to be made compulsory: Home Minister The minister informed this at a press conference on the occasion of 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking, 2022' at the secretariat. Replying to a question, the Home Minister said, "We have already started dope test of police members when the Prime Minister announced zero tolerance against drug abuse." They also sent a proposal to the Prime Minister to introduce dope test for government officials and employees before their recruitment. Read:DU mulling over ways to implement its dope test “To do this infrastructure needs to be developed and efforts are already on,” he added.

The application process for cluster admission tests at 20 universities for the 2020-21 academic year begins on April 1. It will continue until April 15, according to a notification signed by Jagannath University Registrar and member secretary of the integrated admission committee engineer Md Ohiduzzaman on Wednesday. Students who meet the minimum qualifications will be allowed to apply.  Read Now, UGC proposes cluster admission test Those who have passed HSC/Alim and equivalent examinations in 2019 or 2020 can apply. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 8 for studying Science subjects, a minimum GPA of 7.5 for Commerce and a minimum GPA of 7 for Humanities. However, the aspirants must also have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in both SSC and HSC examinations. Also read: Cluster admission tests:  Applications from April 1-15; tests from June 19 Only for this year, students who have passed HSC in 2019 and 2020 will be able to participate in the admission test because of the Coronavirus outbreak. From next year, students will only be allowed to sit entry tests the same year they pass HSC. Students won't have to pay any fee for the initial application for the cluster tests. After initial scrutiny, students who are eligible for admission tests will be informed through SMS on April 23. Also read: Cluster admission test: DU students against any change Initially selected students have to file the final application between April 24 and May 20 by depositing Tk 500 through mobile banking services. Applicants can download the admit cards from June 1 to June 10. Detailed admission test-related information will be published in national dailies and at www.gstadmission.ac.bd.  Entry tests will start at 12pm at respective venues. A student can select five centres. Students who passed in 2019 and got into universities will not be able to choose the educational institutions they are currently studying at as centres for the test. Read DU admission-seekers demand reinstatement of previous GPA system 

Nineteen public universities, comprising specialised science and technology institutes as well as larger ones following general curricula, have fixed a set of minimum qualifications that must be met to be eligible to sit for their admission tests, under a cluster system for the next academic session.

Admission tests in 19 general and science and technology universities for the academic year 2020-2021 will be held under a cluster system.

The Foreign Ministry said the admission process of foreign students to study in Bangladeshi medical colleges is likely to be completed by January 31.