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DUCSU-RESULTS
BCL panel sweeps DUCSU polls barring VP post
By Maloy Kumar Dutta and Md Mahdi Al Muhtasim Nibir
DHAKA, March 12, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) nominated
Sammilita Shikkharti Parishad panel has swept Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) polls bagging maximum posts of its 25-member executive committee except vice-president (VP).
On the Monday’s DU central union and hall union polls, the ruling party’s students’ wing BCL won full-panel in most of the halls and secured 23 posts in the central union.
This is the first time in the history of DUCSU polls that ruling party’s
students’ wing bagged most of the posts in the polls.
One Quota reformists’ leader shocked heavyweight VP candidate of Bangladesh Chhatra League and its president Md Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon.
Bagged 9129 votes, Shovon was defeated by Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra
Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad (Bangladesh General Students’ Right Protection Council) popularly known as quota reformists backed VP aspirant Nurul Haque Nur, a student of English department, who secured 11062 votes. Independent Candidate Aroni Semonti Khan bagged 2676 votes.
But BCL panel nominated candidate Golam Rabbani won general secretary (GS)
post, bagging 10484 votes while his nearest aspirant Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra
Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad nominated Md. Rashed Khan secured 6063 votes. Dhaka University journalists’ Association President ARM Asifur Rahman, an independent candidate bagged 4628 votes.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor (VC) and DUCSU President Professor Md Akhteruzzaman announced the polls results around 3.30 am in wee hours of today.
BCL aspirant for assistant general secretary post (AGS) Saddam Hussain was elected bagging 15301 votes while his nearest contender Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad’s Faruq Hossan got only 5896 votes. Independent Candidate Amit Pramanik bagged 1452 votes.
Apart from the VP post, Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad’s Akhter Hossain was elected in social services secretary post.
Other elected candidates of BCL are Saad Bin Qader (liberation war secretary post), Arif Ebne Ali (science and technology secretary), BM Lipi Akhter (common room and cafeteria secretary), Shahrima Tanjina Arni (international affairs secretary), Mazharul Kabir Sayan (literary secretary), Sham-e-Noman (cultural secretary), Shakil Ahmed Tanvir (sports secretary) and Shams-E-Noman (students’ transport secretary).
The 13 elected executive members are Joshio Sangma Chibal (1), Md Rakibul Islam Oitijhya (2), Tanvir Hasan Saikat (3), Tilottoma Shikder (4), Nipu Islam Tanwi (5), Raisa Naser (6), Sabrina Etee (7), Md Rakibul Hasan Rakib (8), Nazrul Islam (9), Farida Parveen (10), Md Mahmudul Hasan (11), Md saiful Islam Rasel (12) and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Shobuz (13).
59.5 percent voters cast their votes. Some 43,256 students – 16,292 females and 26,964 males – of the university were eligible to vote in the election in 18 residential dormitories.
Each voter in DUCSU and hall union polls, cast 38 votes, on two ballots,
to elect 38 representatives – – 25 in the central union and 13 in respective
hall unions.
BCL bagged both vice-president and general secretary posts in 10 out of the 18 halls in the hall union elections while BCL candidates won the VP post in Zahurul Haq Hall and GS posts in Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall and Amar Ekushey Hall.
The 10 halls where they took both VP and GS posts are: Jagannath Hall, Salimullah Muslim Hall, Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall, Surja Sen Hall, Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, Kabi Jasimuddin Hall, AF Rahman Hall, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall and Bijoy Ekattor Hall.
Meanwhile, independent candidates bagged VP posts at Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall and Amar Ekushey Hall and GS post in Zahurul Haq Hall.
In the female hall union elections, independent candidates won both VP and GS positions in Shamsunnahar Hall, Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall and Bangladesh- Kuwait Maitree Hall.
An independent candidate also won VP post in Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, where a BCL candidate was elected to the GS post.
Chhatra league bagged both the VP and GS positions at Rokeya Hall.
The results were announced by returning officers of respective hall unions yesterday evening.
After the election, DU VC Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman said the Ducsu polls
were held in a fair and peaceful manner.
However, the panels of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, left leaning student bodies, Swatantra Jote (Independent Alliances), and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal boycotted the DUCSU and hall unions polls raising allegations of irregularities.
But these allegations were vehemently rejected by BCL panel.
Sonjit Chandra Das, chairman of election conducting committee of BCL and
its DU unit president claimed the Quota reformists, Chhatra Dal and others
have spread different propaganda against the university authorities and the
ruling party students’ wing under an orchestra plan to thwart the polls and
create a chaotic situation on the campus.
“As part of their conspiracy, left leaning student bodies and Quota reformists’ leaders and workers were seen tearing banners of BCL’s VP candidate Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon in front of Rokeya Hall during the polls,” he alleged.
They were seen chanting slogan against the authorities in front of Rokeya
Hall and Madhu’s canteen area, Das claimed.
A total of 229 candidates contested against 25 DUCSU posts. Among those, 21
were VP contestants, 14 GS candidates and 13 AGS contenders.
Besides, 11 candidates contested for liberation war secretary, nine each for science and technology secretary and common room and cafeteria secretary, 11 for international affairs secretary, 8 for literary secretary, 12 for cultural secretary, 11 for sports secretary, 10 for student transport secretary, 14 for social welfare secretary and 86 aspirants are for member posts.
In the hall union elections, a total of 509 aspirants contested for 13 positions in each of 18 residential halls of the university including five female dormitories.
Of the total 16292 female voters, there were 4608 in Rokeya Hall, 3764 in Shamsun Nahar Hall, 2288 in Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, 1928 in Bangladesh-Kuwait Moitree Hall and 3724 in Poet Sufia Kamal Hall.
On the other hand, out of total 26,964 male voters, there were 1799 in Bangabandhu Hall, 2496 in Jagannath Hall, 3155 in Bijoy Ekattor Hall, 2052 in Shahidullah Hall, 2075 in Fazlul Huq Hall, 1814 in Salimullah Muslim Hall, 2301 in Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall, 2170 in Surya Sen Hall, 1981 in Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, 1658 in kabi Jasim Uddin Hall, 1840 in Sir A F RahmanHall, 1346 in Amar Ekushey Hall and 2257 in Ziaur Rahman Hall.
The much-awaited election to DUCSU and its hall unions was held after
nearly three decades as the last polls were held in 1990.
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