CU syndicate polls June 30

Teachers are contesting the election under three panels.

The pro-BNP and pro-Jamaat teachers will contest the election separately for the first time while the pro-Awami League and left-leaning teachers are vying from a united platform.

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Yesterday was the last day for withdrawal of the nomination paper.

As no-one withdrew the nomination paper, the initiative of the Vice-Chancellor Professor AJM Nuruddin Chowdhury to unite the BNP and Jamaat-backed teachers under a single 'white panel' had failed.

Earlier, the vice-chancellor held a meeting with the leaders of pro-BNP and pro-Jamaat teachers at his office on June 15 when

the faction leaders reached a verbal agreement to contest the election jointly.

But the BNP-backed 'white panel' teachers led by ex-Pro-VC Prof M Badiul Alam submitted a separate panel with their candidates for the election to be held under professor, associate professor, assistant professor and lecturer category.

The BNP-backed 'white panel' candidates are Professor ANM Munir Ahmed, Associate Professor Md Tayeb Chowdhury, Assistant Professor SM Nasrul Quadir and Lecturer Monzurul Kibria.

The Jamaat-backed 'white panel' candidates are Professor M Emdadul Haq, Dr Al Forkan, Dr Towhidul Hasan and Md Saiful Islam.

The 'yellow panel' candidates are Professor Kazi Mostain Billah, Hossain Kabir, Mahbubur Rahman and Md Delwar Hossain.