A panel backed by Islami ChhatraShibir secured a thumping victory inDhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election on Sep. 9, clinching 23 of 28 central posts in a dramatic shift in campus politics. This is for the first time since Bangladesh’s independence that Shibir has won sweeping victory in Dhaka University campus politics, reported The Daily Star.
The Shibir-backed “OikyaboddhoShikkharthiJote” panel won the top three positions by a landslide: Abu ShadikKayem as vice president; SM Farhad as general secretary; and Mohiuddin Khan as assistant general secretary.
Thousands of students cast their votes in the DUCSUand hall union elections, held amid festivity and excitement after a six-year hiatus.
Shadik bagged 14,042 votes, far ahead of rival JatiyatabadiChhatra Dal-backed Abidul Islam Khan, who polled 5,708, according to results declared on Sep. 10 at Dhaka University’s Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban.
Independent candidate Shameem Hossain came third with 3,883 votes, followed by fellow independent UmamaFatema with 3,389, and BoishommoBirodhiShikkharthiSangsad nominee Abdul Kader with 1,103.
Islami ChhatraShibir is a student organisation backed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI).
Despite a sweeping victory in Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, Islami ChhatraShibir president Zahidul Islam has called on supporters to refrain from holding victory rallies.
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