Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Avoiding another academic backlog is the main reason Dhaka University is refusing to delay its admission tests, even as the University Grants Commission pushes for a common schedule across public universities.

A delay of nearly three months could trigger another session jam, undoing years of efforts to restore the university's academic calendar, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Prof Mohammed Almujaddade Alfasane said.

The university had fallen behind by around one to one-and-a-half years during the COVID-19 pandemic and took four years to recover, he said.

"Delaying the admission tests by nearly three months could trigger another session jam and return the university to its previous difficulties," Prof Almujaddade...