Ducsu election
DUCSU Election Fiasco / The burden of having eyes in a campus of the blind
There have been some disconcerting developments at Dhaka University following the botched Ducsu election on March 11. The latest
Death of the Ducsu Dream?
The March 11 election to Ducsu, or Dhaka University Central Students' Union, marks a moment in the history of student politics that is
I am happy as well as sad: Nur
Terming the recent Ducsu elections “tainted and questionable”, its Vice President Nurul Haque Nur says he assumed office only to continue to place the demand for reelection before the Dhaka University authorities.
Editorial / We repeat the PM's call
We reiterate fully the prime minister's call to the newly elected leaders of Ducsu to help revive healthy politics on campus. The prime minister has hit the nail on the head with her statement.
Ducsu Election / What students saw and what they were told to believe
The recent Ducsu election, held after 28 years and for the first time since people's representation in government is said to have prevailed in the country, was another unfortunate nail in the coffin of our so-called democracy.
Demand for Ducsu Re-election: Protesters end hunger strike
Protesting Dhaka University students ended their “hunger strike until death” last night after the authorities assured them of listening to their complaints and making the Ducsu electoral process more transparent.
Deadlock at DU
Four days into the Ducsu election, the crisis at Dhaka University is far from over.
Nur expresses solidarity with Ruqayyah Hall girls
Nurul Haque Nur, the VP-elect of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), expresses solidarity with the Ruqayyah Hall students who are on hunger strike.
Quota reform leader Rashed gets death threat
Quota reform leader Rashed Khan claims that unidentified criminals threatened him to gun down if he leads any other movements.
VC rejects demand, threatens lawsuit: Liton
Dhaka University’s Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhteruzzaman has shut the door on the face of activists demanding a fresh schedule to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu). The five demonstrating panels, however, demand fresh schedule to Ducsu elections in three days.
1 hospitalised as hunger strike for Ducsu re-polls continues
One of the six students who began a fast unto death demanding fresh election to the Dhaka University Students’ Union (Ducsu) is hospitalised after he fell unconscious.
Unfair Ducsu election
It is very unfortunate that contestants from most student wings boycotted the March 11 Ducsu election over allegations of massive irregularities and they also demanded fresh polls.
'I'd never feel comfortable introducing myself as a former VP again'
The manner in which the Ducsu election was held is reprehensible. It was an arranged election by all means. Also, not holding the Ducsu election in the last 28 years was a heinous crime against our education system and the students of the university.
DUCSU Election - Let us not become the ostrich
What happened in the Ducsu “election”—which was made into a farcical show by the Dhaka University authorities, including the Vice Chancellor and the teachers of the institution—requires no elaboration.
Chaos, agitations take centre stage
The pre-dawn announcement of Ducsu polls results led to daylong chaos, agitation and drama on Dhaka University campus yesterday with the vice president-elect and BCL shifting their stances.
Nur now demands fresh Ducsu polls
Newly elected Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur once again demands a fresh election to the Dhaka University central students’ boy bringing allegations of vote rigging and ballot stuffing.
‘BCL activists’ pounce on boycotters, target Nur
Alleged activists of Chhatra League have assaulted opposition activists at Dhaka University, especially targeting Ducsu’s VP-elect Nurul Haque Nur.
Ducsu code to be followed: VC
In purview of protests and demands of re-election to Dhaka Unviersity Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), the university’s vice chancellor says that the code will be followed now.
Boycotters demo for VC’s removal
The major panels which pulled out of election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) are demonstrating for removal of the university’s vice-chancellor.
