The Boishommo Birodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad panel, of Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad (BGCS), yesterday announced its manifesto for the upcoming Ducsu election, vowing to transform Dhaka University into a research-based institution and to prioritise political freedom on campus.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal yesterday nominated Sheikh Sadi Hasan as vice-president candidate and Tanzila Hossain Boishakhi as general secretary candidate for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union election, scheduled for September 11.

Al Sadi Bhuiyan, a candidate for general secretary from the Independent Student Unity panel in the upcoming Ducsu election, said his candidacy is driven by a sense of responsibility toward Dhaka University and its students.

Army has clarified it did not receive any directive from govt to be involved in student union elections

The Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) election is set to be delayed as the deadline for collecting nomination forms has been extended till August 31. The last day was yesterday.

Deadline for collecting nomination forms extended to Aug 31

Panels launch activities across Dhaka University campus

28 candidates withdrew their nominations

Their demands include enrolling first year students of the 2024-25 session and foreign students in the voter list

Inclusion of MPhil, PhD students as voters and candidates sparks criticism

I recently ran into an old friend on campus, and we immediately launched into an enthusiastic back-and-forth. It had been nearly two years since we last spoke. There was a lot to share. For fifteen solid minutes, we hurled questions at each other – rapid-fire, curious, animated.

As a student, there will come a time where you will be forced to participate in group assignments. If you are unlucky enough, you will have to do it quite a few times. If you are God’s favourite soldier, maybe you will get to do it with your friends or people who actually take their studies seriously. But few of us are rarely that fortunate.

With the increased presence of multinational corporations as well as the rise of Bangladesh as both an outsourcing and freelancing hub, irregular hours have started bleeding into office jobs.

So far, nine panels have been announced for the 28 Ducsu posts.

As the long-anticipated Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) elections gets closer, student organisations have stepped up preparations with panel discussions, nomination collection, and possible alliances.

Teachers, officers, and employees held a sit-in while students held a protest rally

Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday announced a full panel, while Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and left-leaning Gonotantrik Chhatra Jote declared partial line-ups for the September 9 Ducsu polls.

Regular classes at the RU remained suspended for three hours

Probe committee identifies 61 individuals opposing student movement

The university's Public Relation Officer Md Shah Ali confirmed the development to The Daily Star