BCL win most DUCSU hall unions but independents dominate female halls

The results of elections to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU hall units are coming out thick and fast after boycott by candidates of most panels for alleged rigging and irregularities.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 11 March 2019, 03:51 PM
Updated : 11 March 2019, 06:53 PM

Voting continued at 16 residential halls from 8am to 2pm on Monday.

At Ruqayyah Hall and Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall, voting was deferred by several hours after demonstrations by students over alleged ballot paper forgery.

Over 43,000 voters got registered to elect 25 leaders of the central committee and 13 each of 18 hall units.

Candidates of the ruling Awami League’s student affiliate Bangladesh Chhatra League have won most seats in the hall unions as the provosts and returning officers started announcing results in the evening.

But the results at the women’s halls have been different, with independent candidates, mostly who headed the movement for reforms to quotas in government jobs, in the lead.

The results of the polls to the central committee will be announced after those from all the halls of residence arrive.

BCL candidates swept all posts at Ziaur Rahman Hall, Bijoy Ekattor Hall, Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, Sir AF Rahman Hall, Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall, SM Muslim Hall and Jagannath Hall.

They also won most seats, including vice-president and general secretary, at Bangabandhu Hall, Surja Sen Hall, Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall, Amar Ekushey Hall, and Kabi Jasimuddin Hall.

At Zahurul Haque Hall, BCL won the VP post while an independent candidate was elected GS.

At Shamsunnahar Hall for female students, all eight independent candidates, including VP and GS, won the polls.

Independent candidates also won the top posts of Kuwait Maitree Hall.

BCL managed to win the GS post of Bangamata Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall while the VP post went to an independent candidate.

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