Dhaka, June 26 -- A court here on Wednesday issued warrants for the arrest of 78 people, including a number of students of Dhaka University (DU), over the question paper leakage during different recruitment and admission tests.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sorafuzzaman Ansari passed the order after taking cognisance of a charge-sheet submitted against the accused in a case filed over the matter.

Senior Assistant Superintendent of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), also the investigation officer of the case, prayed to the court to issue the arrest warrants as the 78 accused in the case did not appear before it.

The court asked Shahbagh police to submit a compliance report on July 30.

On June 23, the CID submitted a charge-she...