The authorities have sent ballot boxes and papers to residential halls on the eve of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) polls discounting objections by many organisations over vote rigging concerns.
The university administration started sending the boxes to the halls from the Senate Building on Sunday afternoon, reports bdnews24.com.
Hours earlier, candidates of Progressive Students’ Unity and different other groups visited the Registrar Building to submit their demand for steps to ensure fair elections.
Liton Nandi, a vice-president candidate, expressed concerns over steel boxes that are not transparent.
He also demanded that the boxes be sent to the polling stations in the morning before the voting from 8am to 2pm on Monday.
“Ballot boxes cannot be sent at night. They must be opened and shown to the media and general students before being placed at the centres in the morning,” the leader of the leftist student organisations said.
Professor Abdul Basir, a returning officer, said the ballot boxes will be opened and shown to the candidates before being sealed off in the morning.