Ducsu election 2019
DUCSU election will usher in student unity
The last DUCSU election took place in 2019, shrouded by accusations of vote-rigging, anomalies, and dominance by BCL.
5 February 2025
'Will cooperate with this panel if they work for students'
Auroni Semonti Khan is a student of Dhaka University's Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology department.
26 March 2019
Death of the Ducsu Dream?
The March 11 election to Ducsu, or Dhaka University Central Students' Union, marks a moment in the history of student politics that is
23 March 2019
Probe body formed to investigate irregularities in Ducsu polls
Dhaka University (DU) forms a seven-member probe body to investigate the allegation of irregularities which took place during the recently held Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and hall union elections.
21 March 2019
Nur again calls for Ducsu repolls
Even a week into the Ducsu election, the crisis at the Dhaka University is yet to be over as five agitating panels including that of new Vice President Nurul Haque Nur have again demanded fresh polls.
17 March 2019
Nur demands fresh Ducsu polls
Newly elected Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur demands a fresh election to the Dhaka University Students’ Union in a free, fair and credible manner.
17 March 2019
DU rejects allegations of irregularities in Ducsu polls
The Dhaka University authorities reject the allegations of vote rigging and irregularities in the recently-held elections to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu).
16 March 2019
PM asks DUCSU leaders to maintain peaceful atmosphere on campus
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the newly-elected DUCSU leaders to maintain peaceful atmosphere on the campus, saying that her government wants to further develop the country by utilizing the talents of the youths.
16 March 2019
PM to meet newly elected Ducsu leaders Saturday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to meet the newly elected leaders of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and its hall unions.
14 March 2019
‘Provost has no authority to arrange Ducsu hall unit re-election’
Professor Dr Zeenat Huda, provost of DU’s Ruqayyah Hall, today said she has no authority to arrange re-election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) elections for Ruqayyah Hall unit.
14 March 2019
‘We will resist all goons on DU campus’
An independent vice president candidate in the recently concluded elections to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) vows to resist “all goons” on the university campus.
13 March 2019
Ducsu re-election not possible: VC
Re-election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) is not possible, the university’s Vice Chancellor Akhtaruzzaman says.
13 March 2019
Ducsu polls: Nur demands re-election to all posts by March 31
Newly-elected Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur has demanded re-election to all posts by March 31.
13 March 2019
'I'd never feel comfortable introducing myself as a former VP again'
The manner in which the Ducsu election was held is reprehensible. It was an arranged election by all means. Also, not holding the Ducsu election in the last 28 years was a heinous crime against our education system and the students of the university.
12 March 2019
DUCSU Election - Let us not become the ostrich
What happened in the Ducsu “election”—which was made into a farcical show by the Dhaka University authorities, including the Vice Chancellor and the teachers of the institution—requires no elaboration.
12 March 2019
In a first, pro-govt students sweep Ducsu polls
For the first time since independence, the panel from the pro-ruling party student organisation has won majority of the Ducsu posts.
12 March 2019
Chaos, agitations take centre stage
The pre-dawn announcement of Ducsu polls results led to daylong chaos, agitation and drama on Dhaka University campus yesterday with the vice president-elect and BCL shifting their stances.
12 March 2019
Slow lines mark 6-hr voting
Right before voting for the election to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu), the authorities of Dhaka University's Bijoy Ekkator Hall around 8:00am opened empty ballot boxes in front of the candidates.
11 March 2019
As we saw
It seemed some puzzles from the 11th parliamentary polls resurfaced yesterday to haunt Dhaka University students, who turned up in huge numbers to vote in the Ducsu polls.
11 March 2019
Girl students first to raise the alarm
What could be a day of boundless festivity for the first time in three decades was eventually spoiled by allegations of foul play, and it was the female students of the country's premier university who first raised the alarm bell.
11 March 2019