Shibir-backed panel sweeps DUCSU polls for first time in history

September 10, 2025

NEWS DESK For the very first time in the history of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed ‘Oikyoboddho Shikkharthi Jote’ (United Students’ Alliance), has won the polls securing a record number of posts. Out of total 28 posts in DUCSU, the panel secured 23. On the other hand, the panels of […]Continue Reading

DUCSU: Returning officer misspoke, Chhatra Dal VP candidate Abidul did not break rules

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chhatra Dal’s vice president candidate, Abidul Islam Khan, did not breach election rules by entering a polling centre during the DUCSU election, reports Prothom Alo. According to the newspaper, Abidul entered the Physical Education Centre polling station around 08:30 am on Tuesday, in the section where Jagannath Hall students were casting their […]Continue Reading

DUCSU: Polling officer removed after handing two ballots to voter

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK A polling officer has been relieved of duty after he “unintentionally” issued two ballot papers to a voter during the ongoing Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election. The incident occurred at the Amar Ekushey Hall polling centre, located on the second floor of Curzon Hall, the university’s Public Relations Office said […]Continue Reading

DUCSU polls: Independent VP candidate Umama raises concern over code violations

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Umama Fatema, a vice president candidate from an independent panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections, has voiced concern about breaches of the election code of conduct. “We are concerned whether there is level playing field in the elections. There are many incidents of code violation at the polling […]Continue Reading

DUCSU polls: Shibir candidate urges peaceful voting, cites code violation

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Islami Chhatra Shibir’s vice president candidate Shadik Kayem has urged candidates and voters to act responsibly to ensure a free and fair Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election. He made the remarks on Tuesday in response to a reporter’s question about alleged violations of the election code of conduct by a […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh boards ‘election train’ with DUCSU polls: Farooki

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has said Bangladesh has boarded the “election train” with the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections. He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, shortly after polling began at 08:00. “After this will come the train of the national […]Continue Reading

DUCSU elections: Shibir and Chhatra Dal-backed candidates cast votes

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Polling is underway in the long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections, with key candidates casting their votes early on Tuesday morning. Islami Chhatra Shibir’s vice president candidate Sadik Kayem and Chhatra Dal-backed general secretary candidate Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim voted at the Udayan School and College polling centre Continue Reading

DUCSU elections: Voting underway amid festive atmosphere

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Voting in the long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall unions elections has been underway since 08:00 am on Tuesday. Five hours into polling, the atmosphere across the eight centres on campus has been described as festive, peaceful and marked by enthusiasm. For many students, this is their first opportunity […]Continue Reading

DUCSU election seen as a test for Bangladesh’s national politics

September 8, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election will be held on 9 September, according to the Dhaka-based news site BanglaNews24.com. The election has already been described by analysts as a rehearsal for the next parliamentary polls, with major political parties treating it as a significant test of voter sentiment. BanglaNews24.com Continue Reading

Army deployment remark was only figurative, says DUCSU election chief

September 8, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Chief Returning Officer for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections has said there is no security concern surrounding the polls. Professor Mohammad Jasim Uddin told a national daily that earlier references to deploying the army as a striking force were not meant literally. “That was just […]Continue Reading