Dhaka University authorities suspended the admission test for its Faculty of Business Studies MBA (evening) courses.
The exam was scheduled to be held today.
"I was informed about the exam in the morning and later I asked the [business faculty] dean to suspend the test," DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Akhtaruzzaman said.
Business Studies Faculty Dean Prof Dr Abdul Moin also confirmed the exam was suspended.
On Thursday night, DU VC and Pro-VC said they were not informed about the exam and added no guidelines had been formulated about MBA evening courses.
In the meantime government has extended the shutdown of educational institutions until Dec 19 apprehending a second-wave of Covid-19.