DUCSU election: Another Chakma student collects nomination form
Surmi Chakma, a student from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has collected a nomination form to contest the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election.
She is the third Chakma student to seek candidacy this year, following earlier announcements by Hema Chakma and Sarba Mitra Chakma. Sarba Mitra is contesting from the Shibir-led United Students’ Alliance panel.
On her Facebook page, Surmi posted two photographs of her nomination form.
“For the purpose of playing a strong role without compromise in realising the justified demands and fair rights of all Dhaka University students, I have collected a nomination form for fair competition,” she wrote.
“Very soon I will present my position and work-plan for the DUCSU central parliament,” she added.
Earlier, Hema Chakma announced her candidacy through a lengthy social media post.
Election schedule
The DUCSU and hall union elections are scheduled for 9 September, after a gap of six years.
According to the timetable, nomination forms were available from 12 August until 4pm on 18 August. Monday marked the final day for collection.
University officials said forms were distributed from the office of Chief Returning Officer Professor Mohammad Jasim Uddin, on the third floor of the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban.
The deadline for submitting forms is 19 August at 3pm. The final list of candidates will be published on 21 August at 1pm, following scrutiny.
Voter list published
The university administration has released the final voter list for both DUCSU and hall elections.
A total of 157 names were removed from the draft list, leaving 39,775 voters—20,871 men and 18,902 women.
The last DUCSU election was held in 2019. After the long break, and against the backdrop of the recent July Uprising, this year’s polls are being seen as particularly significant.
