According to her BA (pass) certificate, Benazir got 517 marks out of 1,100, which is less than 50 per cent. But she mentioned in the application that she had scored 301 marks out of 500 in the degree or equivalent examination. The passing year in her degree (pass) certificate was 1982, but she mentioned the passing year as 1983 in the DBA application form. But she did not submit any supporting documents.
According to Benazir's certificate from DU's English department, she passed her master's degree in second division by securing 229 marks out of 500, which is less than 50 per cent. However, she showed her total marks as 400 instead of 500 in her application for DBA.
Although Benazir did not have the required marks, Shibli Rubayyat Islam 'strongly recommended' her to enrol in the programme.
According to the Dean's Committee meeting on 14 May 2015, Shibli mentioned in his recommendation letter that since Benazir is the former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and director general of RAB, allowing her nomination, even if in special consideration, would be beneficial to the country.
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