Desk Report,
Jaksur VP Abdur Rashid Jitu, GS Mazharul Islam
The Jahangirnagar University Central Student Union (JACSU) elections are starting after a while. This election is being held after a long 33 years.
Jaksur VP Abdur Rashid Jitu, GS Mazharul Islam
Voting will begin at 9 am today, Thursday, in 21 residential halls of the university. It will continue until 5 pm.
At around 8 am, returning officers and election-related officials were seen preparing at the centers of the residential halls. Law enforcement agencies are in charge of security. Tight security at the university gates. A banner prohibiting outsiders has been hung at the gate adjacent to the saffron area. Today, Thursday, at around 8:15 am Photo: Prothom Alo
Security has been tightened at the university gates surrounding the elections. At around 8:15 am, a banner prohibiting outsiders has been hung at the gate adjacent to the saffron area behind the campus.
Police are deployed at various places on the campus.
Dhaka District Superintendent of Police (PPM) Anisuzzaman said that there is no risk so far. However, outsiders will try to enter through the saffron gate compared to other gates. That is why more law enforcement officers have been deployed there.
Voting began 16 minutes later at the Jahangirnagar University Central Student Union (JACSU) elections at the Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall.
Voting began there at around 9:16 am today, Thursday. 12 votes were cast here after 45 minutes until 9:45 pm.
SM Hamid Hasan, a student of the 2021-22 academic year (51st batch) of this hall, said, “I came and stood in line early when the voting started. I was able to vote after standing in line for about 20 minutes.”
Ujjwal Kumar Mandal, polling officer of the Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall, told Prothom Alo that voting began 16 minutes later at this polling station. 12 votes were cast until 9:45 am. However, the voter turnout has increased a lot now.
