Staff Reporter:
The long-awaited elections of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) will be held today with a high enthusiasm and festivity. Candidates of major students’ organizations and independent, ex-cept Awami League’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League, are participating in the elections.
In a bid to ensure transparency and build student confidence, the vote count for the DUCSU and Hall Parliament elections will be broadcast live on LED screens installed outside each polling station.
Professor Dr Mohammad Zashim Uddin, Chief Returning Officer of the DUCSU election, confirmed the move in a statement Sunday night, highlighting efforts to make the electoral process more open and credible.
“To inform voters, the Election Commission has announced that bags, mobile phones, smartwatches, electronic devices, water bottles, or any liquid substances will not be allowed inside polling centers,” he said.
In addition, the University of Dhaka will operate a special shuttle service today to facilitate student vot-ers’ movement across campus.
The special shuttle will run in a circular route from 7:45 am to 3:50 pm on September 9, covering major campus points including the Geology Department, Curzon Hall, Shahbagh, TSC, Udayan School, Teach-ers’ Club, ULAB School and College, Senate Building, and Physical Education Center.
Meanwhile, campaign activities officially concluded at 11:00 pm on Sunday, marking the end of a spir-ited final day of electioneering.
Candidates actively engaged in leaflet distribution, face-to-face interactions, and various outreach initia-tives across the campus.
A total of 471 candidates will contest for 28 positions in this year’s Ducsu election.
Among them, 48 candidates are vying for the post of Vice President (VP), 19 for General Secretary (GS), and 25 for Assistant General Secretary (AGS). For the post of Liberation War and Democratic Movement Secretary, there are 17 candidates. For Common Room, Reading Room, and Cafeteria Secre-tary, 11 candidates are contesting, while 14 are running for International Affairs Secretary.
Besides, 19 candidates are contesting for Literature and Cultural Secretary, 12 for Science and Technol-ogy Secretary, 9 for Research and Publication Secretary, 13 for Sports Secretary and 12 for Student Transport Secretary.
For the post of Social Service Secretary, there are 17 candidates; Health and Environment Secretary, 15; Human Rights and Law Secretary, 11; and Career Development Secretary, 15.
This time, for the member posts, a total of 217 candidates will compete.
Around 40,000 voters are eligible to cast ballots.
