Of 56 public universities across the country, only seven have the legal provision for a central students' union

Abdul Qader, vice president (VP) candidate from the “Boishommo Birodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad” panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election, has pledged to resolve the issues relating to food and accommodation and end the “gono room” culture if elected.

Candidates for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union polls started reaching out to students with leaflets yesterday, while the university authorities removed banners, festoons, and campaign boards put up across campus in violation of the electoral code of conduct.

Cyberbullying and smear campaigns targeting candidates, particularly women, have emerged as a disturbing trend ahead of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union elections.

Campaigning for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union kicked off yesterday with vibrant rallies, tributes, and outreach efforts by major panels and independents across Dhaka University.

Candidates of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and hall union elections are set to begin campaigning today under a strict code of conduct to ensure discipline.

The schedule for the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students' Union (Cucsu) polls is likely to be announced by Thursday.

After weeks of uncertainty, the distribution of nomination forms for Rucsu and hall union elections have begun, following the withdrawal of work abstention by employees that delayed the process.

Jagannath University students yesterday locked the administrative building to press home their demands for the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) polls.

The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, long absent from Jahangirnagar University campus politics, has yet to announce a panel for the upcoming Jucsu election, though nomination submissions closed on August 21.

Panels contesting Ducsu election are signalling key reform priorities in their upcoming manifestos

As the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union polls are set to take place after 35 long years on September 15, protests, disputes and various demands have have gripped the campus.

Ahead of the central students’ union and hall union elections on September 9, informal campaigns have begun at Dhaka University.

Despite publishing guidelines for the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) election on August 1, the process has made little progress, with the voter list yet to be finalised and no schedule announced.

A conducive environment must be created to encourage women's political participation.

Female students of Jahangirnagar University have long stood at the frontlines of campus protests, from the 1999 anti-rape movement to last year’s mass uprising that toppled an authoritarian regime.

With nominations submitted and scrutinised, Dhaka University authorities yesterday unveiled the draft list for Ducsu and hall union candidates.

For the first time in its history, the Ducsu polls will see the highest number of women vying for top positions, marking a significant shift in a space long dominated by men.

The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections are deeply entwined with Bangladesh’s student politics, historically shaping national movements from the 1952 Language Movement to the 1969 Mass Uprising and the 1971 Liberation War.

With just hours left to submit nomination papers, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has yet to announce its panel for the Ducsu election, due to internal issues.