Nur demands fresh DUCSU election


FE Team | Published: March 17, 2019 20:38:50 | Updated: March 18, 2019 14:32:48


Nur demands fresh DUCSU election

DUCSU VP-elect Nurul Haq Nur has demanded re-election to all the posts of Dhaka University Central Students' Union and its hall unions, bringing allegations of vote fraud and irregularities.

He also demanded resignation of the incumbent officials involved in the DUCSU elections and arranging the re-election under the supervision of new officials.

Nur came up with the demands at a press conference held at the Madhur Canteen on the campus on Sunday evening, a day after the meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.

He also announced that they will boycott all academic activities of the university and hold a protest rally at the foot of Raju Memorial Sculpture at 11am on Monday.

"I won't take charge as the VP if students don't want. The Prime Minister is the head of the government. That's why I went to Ganabhaban as she invited us," said the DUCSU VP-elect.

Meanwhile, activists of Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote, an alliance of left-leaning student organisations, also demanded DUCSU re-election.

At a separate press conference at the same venue, Liton Nandi, general secretary of Chhatra Union who contested the election for DUCSU VP post, said, "It has been proved to all that the elections were not free and fair. Students couldn't cast their votes. So, we're demanding re-election. We hope that the university authorities will announce a fresh schedule as soon as possible."

On Saturday, newly elected DUCSU leaders, including Nur, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban when she urged to them to help revive the healthy politics in the country.

 

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