An admission seeker drowned in the Shahidullah Hall pond at Dhaka University (DU) yesterday.

Mahmudul Haq Saikat, son of Rezaul Haq of Chamelibagh in the city, came to DU to buy admission form for Institute of Business Administration (IBA) admission test.

Saikat secured GPA-5 in this year's HSC examination from city's Notre Dame College.

Many of the Tagore scholars opines that Rabindrnath never had warm relations with his wife Mrinalini, but the past stories at Dakkhin Dihi of Jessore, house of his in- laws have other views to offer.

The story goes like this that the great poet fell in platonic love with Mrinalini Devi when he was visiting his maternal uncle's home.

A partial view of the pond at Dakshin Dihi in
Jessore, where Poet Tagore happened to meet Mrinalini, his
wife
Photo: BSS