Non-students, outsiders asked to vacate halls
Election schedule for the long-pending Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) polls is likely to be published at the end of next week or at the beginning of the week after next, chief returning officer Prof SM Mahfuz said yesterday.
He also said it might take them longer to publish the schedule as there are some technical difficulties, like amending the constitution and formulating electoral code of contact.
Meanwhile, hall authorities of DU yesterday asked non-students and outsiders to vacate the halls ahead of the Ducsu polls.
The authorities issued a notice about the matter, after a meeting of the provost standing committee.
As per the decision of the provost standing committee, students who have completed their Masters' final exam are being asked to hand over their documents to vacate their seats, reads the notice.
The authorities also asked resident students to notify them if any non-student or outsider stays at the hall. Action will be taken in such cases following due procedure.
“The notice has been issued to every hall. We will do everything [in our power] to successfully hold the polls,” said DU Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani.
On September 15 last year, after a meeting with representatives of student organisations, the DU VC said the Ducsu polls might be held by March this year.
To hold the polls, the university authorities held several meetings with active student bodies and socio-cultural organisations of DU, and appointed chief returning officer and returning officers in the last few weeks. The last Ducsu polls were held on June 6, 1990. A Supreme Court order delivered on January 6, 2019 mandated the upcoming election.
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