Desk Report,
I don’t see any concerns about the JACSU elections.
Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JACSU) and the Hall of Fame are voting today. The day before the election, Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan spoke to Prothom Alo about various aspects of the election at his home. Abdullah Al Mamun interviewed him. The last JACSU election was held in 1992, 33 years ago. This election is historic. What kind of experience was it while organizing this election? Kamrul Ahsan: Due to the long absence of democracy, we feel an urge to restore democracy at all levels. We are fortunate that JACSU is one of the efforts to restore democracy that are starting from the university. That is why whenever the JACSU discussion comes, I consider it a great achievement as part of the long struggle to restore democracy. It is not that the matter was very easy. Students, regardless of party affiliation, gave their lives in the mass uprising.
I don’t see any concerns about the JACSU elections.
In return for their sacrifice, we have seen that an environment has been created in the country to restore democracy and the leaders and workers of the country’s political parties, who were victims of oppression, have been released. This movement at the forefront of students has given rise to the movement of various political parties and social organizations during the past few years. That is why I felt that this election can be held with all the students. When I took charge after the mass uprising, we saw that reforms were needed in many places. I have a huge responsibility to repay the debt that the students contributed to the July Movement. JACSU is a student parliament where five members go to the university’s law-making body, the Senate. When the JACSU representative is in the Senate, the student representative is there directly. Then, not only outside, but in the law-making body, the body, they will have the opportunity to play a role as members themselves. Not only proposals, but there will be a place to participate and make decisions. It actually impressed me that JACSU is a suitable forum for the efforts they make to see education, health and other areas among the many ways to repay the debt of students, as well as their freedom of expression and overall benefits. Basically, this was the demand of the students. Secondly, this demand was related to my commitment. Thirdly, when we spoke to the government about this, they praised this decision.
