Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The introduction of an automated admission system has created chaos in private medical colleges across Bangladesh.

Students are being denied admission to their preferred colleges, leaving many discouraged from pursuing medical studies. Parents and the Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) allege that the system is part of a conspiracy to ruin the private medical sector, as hundreds of seats now remain vacant something that never happened before automation.

Since 2022-23, medical college admissions both public and private have been handled automatically through merit lists. Students no longer freely choose their colleges; initially five options were allowed, later raised to 60-66, but still restricted....