Saturday, 13 September, 2025
DUCSU vice-president (VP) candidate Umama Fatema has boycotted the election after raising allegations of fraud.
She announced her decision in a Facebook post at 3:30am on Tuesday.
Umama wrote, “Boycott! Boycott! I boycott the DUCSU. A completely shameless, rigged election.”
Umama, a leader of Students Against Discrimination during the July Uprising, said: “The DU administration has brought shame to the nation after Aug 5. It is an administration reared by Shibir.”
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal VP candidate Abidul Islam Khan had also boycotted the polls before Umama.
Umama is a candidate from the “Independent Students Unity” panel. The panel’s general secretary candidate is Al Sadi Bhuiyan, while the assistant general secretary candidate is Jahed Ahmed.
Candidates from Islami Chhatra Shibir -- the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami -- were leading in nearly all the DUCSU results from the halls that reported between midnight and 3:30am on Wednesday.
Shibir activists conducted a victory march on campus based on the commanding lead before the remaining results were reported.
Chhatra Dal’s Abidul boycotted the polls as soon as the earliest results were released.
Students were able to cast their ballots in the DUCSU polls from 8am to 4pm on Tuesday at 810 voting booths in eight polling centres on campus. Four panels brought duelling allegations of code of conduct violations while polls were open.
Chhatra Dal also protested against the election authority for an alleged instance in which “pre-filled” ballots in favour of the Chhatra Shibir-backed panel were found.
There were also reports of Chhatra Dal protests in front of the Dhaka University Club over the alleged stuffing of ballots overnight.
Reports also came in of people gathering at the university entrances during the vote counting, but the identities of those present could not be confirmed.
The Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates alleged that they were leaders and activists of their opposing political parties.
Chhatra Dal VP candidate Abidul alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists had taken up “combat positions” in Nilkhet, Shahbagh and Chankharpul.
Shibir panel general secretary candidate SM Farhad alleged that Jubo Dal and BNP leaders and activists had taken up positions patrolling nine points near the campus.
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DUCSU vice-president (VP) candidate Umama Fatema has boycotted the election after raising allegations of fraud.
She announced her decision in a Facebook post at 3:30am on Tuesday.
Umama wrote, “Boycott! Boycott! I boycott the DUCSU. A completely shameless, rigged election.”
Umama, a leader of Students Against Discrimination during the July Uprising, said: “The DU administration has brought shame to the nation after Aug 5. It is an administration reared by Shibir.”
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal VP candidate Abidul Islam Khan had also boycotted the polls before Umama.
Umama is a candidate from the “Independent Students Unity” panel. The panel’s general secretary candidate is Al Sadi Bhuiyan, while the assistant general secretary candidate is Jahed Ahmed.
Candidates from Islami Chhatra Shibir -- the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami -- were leading in nearly all the DUCSU results from the halls that reported between midnight and 3:30am on Wednesday.
Shibir activists conducted a victory march on campus based on the commanding lead before the remaining results were reported.
Chhatra Dal’s Abidul boycotted the polls as soon as the earliest results were released.
Students were able to cast their ballots in the DUCSU polls from 8am to 4pm on Tuesday at 810 voting booths in eight polling centres on campus. Four panels brought duelling allegations of code of conduct violations while polls were open.
Chhatra Dal also protested against the election authority for an alleged instance in which “pre-filled” ballots in favour of the Chhatra Shibir-backed panel were found.
There were also reports of Chhatra Dal protests in front of the Dhaka University Club over the alleged stuffing of ballots overnight.
Reports also came in of people gathering at the university entrances during the vote counting, but the identities of those present could not be confirmed.
The Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates alleged that they were leaders and activists of their opposing political parties.
Chhatra Dal VP candidate Abidul alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists had taken up “combat positions” in Nilkhet, Shahbagh and Chankharpul.
Shibir panel general secretary candidate SM Farhad alleged that Jubo Dal and BNP leaders and activists had taken up positions patrolling nine points near the campus.
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