Dhaka University (DU) has postponed the undergraduate admission test for its Science Unit, originally scheduled for tomorrow (20 December) for the 2025-26 academic year, as the government announced a state mourning tomorrow following the death of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.

The new schedule will be announced soon, according to a press release issued by the university’s public relations office today (19 December).

The university declared they would observe the state mourning in honour of former student Sharif Osman Hadi, a brave warrior of the July Uprising. The admission test for the first-year undergraduate programme in the Science Unit has been postponed as a mark of respect to Hadi and all July martyrs and warriors.