Five public university student unions campaign for ‘yes’ vote

A joint platform of five public university student unions under the banner of “Oikyoboddho Chhatra Sangsad” has announced campaign programmes in favour of a "yes" vote in the upcoming referendum, beginning with divisional‑level rallies from tomorrow.

The announcement was made this afternoon around 2:50pm in front of the Ducsu building, where Ducsu General Secretary SM Farhad read out a written statement, followed by concluding remarks from Vice President Abu Shadik Kayem.

According to the announcement, the first programme will be a divisional rally in favour of “yes” vote at Court Point of Bandar Bazar in Sylhet at 2:00pm on Thursday.

Reading the statement, Farhad said the student community of Bangladesh has historically played a leading role at critical moments in the country.

Through these rallies, they will call upon people from all walks of life to take a position in favour of "yes" in the referendum in a peaceful, democratic, and inclusive manner, he added.

The five student unions are the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu), Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu), Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu), and Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUcsu).

Organisers said the rallies aim to clarify the importance of the referendum to the public, end politics of confusion and fear, and build consolidated awareness in favour of state reforms.

Similar rallies will be organised gradually in all divisional cities. Alongside elected student representatives, participants are expected to include members of the families of the July martyrs and injured fighters, imams of mosques, priests of temples, presidents of business associations and press clubs, heads of Shilpakala Academy and sports organisations, representatives of the working class, and professionals, including teachers and doctors.