Saturday, 13 September, 2025
Despite more than 32 hours passing since the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Council (JUCSU) and hall elections, clarity on the timing of result announcements is still lacking.
The decision to count votes manually instead of using the OMR machine, the slow pace of tallying and a series of counter-claims are spreading tension and confusion across the campus.
Confidence in the likely outcome of the elections is also weakening.
During the prolonged counting process, Assistant Prof Jannatul Ferdous of the university passed away on Friday morning in the Senate building.
Colleagues have criticised the election commission for its “mismanagement” in the context of her death.
Meanwhile, candidates still in the race and their supporters are protesting for a swift announcement of the results.
They say the lengthy counting process is regrettable and results from inadequate preparation.
The election commission, however, has urged people not to be confused and said the vote counting is ongoing without interruption, with hopes to announce results by night.
Voting started at 9am on Thursday in 21 halls across the campus of around 12,000 students. While most halls completed voting by 5pm, long queues at two or three halls extended the process until 7:30pm.
After 10pm, vote counting began under tight security at the Senate Bhaban. The election commission reported a voter turnout of nearly 68 percent in this election.
Results Expected Friday night
Results of 20 hall unions have already been completed, while counting in remaining hall is still underway, the release added.
Simultaneously, counting of the JUCSU central body is in progress and will be followed by the formal announcement of results tonight.
Meanwhile, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts and polling officer Jannatul Ferdous collapsed this morning at the Election Commission office while on duty. She was rushed to hospital where doctors declared her dead.
Her namaz-e-janaza and funeral rituals were held later in the day, briefly slowing the pace of counting.
In this regard, Prof Rashidul Alam urged all concerned not to be misled by rumours and to extend full cooperation until the counting process is concluded.
Calls for Fresh JUCSU Election Grow
Meanwhile, BNP-leaning teachers at Jahangirnagar University have described the JUCSU election as a “farce” and demanded fresh balllot.
They alleged that “falsehood and propaganda” were used to corner the BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal even before voting began.
They accused several election commission members for being aligned with a political group.
In a statement on Friday night, the university’s Jatiyatabadi Teachers’ Forum said: “This particular political party may utter the name of the Creator in words, but for the sake of winning an election they did not refrain from committing sins like falsehood.”
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Despite more than 32 hours passing since the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Council (JUCSU) and hall elections, clarity on the timing of result announcements is still lacking.
The decision to count votes manually instead of using the OMR machine, the slow pace of tallying and a series of counter-claims are spreading tension and confusion across the campus.
Confidence in the likely outcome of the elections is also weakening.
During the prolonged counting process, Assistant Prof Jannatul Ferdous of the university passed away on Friday morning in the Senate building.
Colleagues have criticised the election commission for its “mismanagement” in the context of her death.
Meanwhile, candidates still in the race and their supporters are protesting for a swift announcement of the results.
They say the lengthy counting process is regrettable and results from inadequate preparation.
The election commission, however, has urged people not to be confused and said the vote counting is ongoing without interruption, with hopes to announce results by night.
Voting started at 9am on Thursday in 21 halls across the campus of around 12,000 students. While most halls completed voting by 5pm, long queues at two or three halls extended the process until 7:30pm.
After 10pm, vote counting began under tight security at the Senate Bhaban. The election commission reported a voter turnout of nearly 68 percent in this election.
Results Expected Friday night
Results of 20 hall unions have already been completed, while counting in remaining hall is still underway, the release added.
Simultaneously, counting of the JUCSU central body is in progress and will be followed by the formal announcement of results tonight.
Meanwhile, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts and polling officer Jannatul Ferdous collapsed this morning at the Election Commission office while on duty. She was rushed to hospital where doctors declared her dead.
Her namaz-e-janaza and funeral rituals were held later in the day, briefly slowing the pace of counting.
In this regard, Prof Rashidul Alam urged all concerned not to be misled by rumours and to extend full cooperation until the counting process is concluded.
Calls for Fresh JUCSU Election Grow
Meanwhile, BNP-leaning teachers at Jahangirnagar University have described the JUCSU election as a “farce” and demanded fresh balllot.
They alleged that “falsehood and propaganda” were used to corner the BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal even before voting began.
They accused several election commission members for being aligned with a political group.
In a statement on Friday night, the university’s Jatiyatabadi Teachers’ Forum said: “This particular political party may utter the name of the Creator in words, but for the sake of winning an election they did not refrain from committing sins like falsehood.”
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