SC also stays HC order that allowed him to contest the polls

Jamaat, Shibir activists gathering around the campus with arms since morning, he says

"Presiding and polling officers here are highly educated, which will not be the case nationwide"

With this Ducsu poll being the first since the July uprising, I decided to witness history with my own eyes -- this time as a journalist and alumnus

Faruk Hawlader, a resident of Surya Sen Hall, cast his vote at the Udayan school centre in the morning

Between 10:30am and 12:30pm today, correspondents visiting the TSC and Physical Education Centre polling stations noted several voters selectively casting ballots

Earlier the RO had told this newspaper that Abidul had violated the electoral code

Students started casting their votes at 8:00am across polling centres set up in residential halls amid tight security

Ducsu election is being held at eight centres of the campus with nearly 40,000 registered voters and 471 candidates vying for 28 central posts.

The general secretary candidate of Boishommo Birodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad alleged rigging in the Ducsu election

Candidates distributing voter slips

Voting for the long-awaited Ducsu and hall union elections began this morning after a six-year pause

Claims he took prior permission

He told reporters this morning in Dhaka University that the polls are drawing strong interest from students

After a six-year hiatus, students cast their votes in the Ducsu and hall union polls, with long queues and high enthusiasm

Large numbers of students were seen standing in long queues to cast their votes

Alleges JCD candidates breaching electoral code

Some students say this is their first chance to vote in a truly democratic environment

Students started casting their votes at 8:00am across polling centres set up in residential halls amid tight security. The balloting will continue until 4:00pm.

Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and Bangladesh Chhatra Federation yesterday announced a panel jointly under the banner of "Rucsu for Radical Change" to contest the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (Rucsu) election, scheduled for September 25.