Desk Report,
Order to remove campaign banners, billboards
The campaign for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Hall Parliament elections will begin after August 25. The Chief Returning Officer of the Election Commission formed for this election, Professor Mohammad Jasim Uddin, has instructed to remove the billboards and banners put up on the campus during this period.
Order to remove campaign banners, billboards
This instruction was issued in a press release from the office of the Chief Returning Officer for DUCSU and Hall Parliament elections on Friday. According to the schedule, voting for the DUCSU elections will be held on September 9.
The press release said, ‘Candidates and concerned parties participating in the 2025 DUCSU and Hall Parliament elections are hereby informed that the promotional billboards/banners that are or have already been put up on the Dhaka University campus must be removed immediately. Campaigning can be carried out as per the code of conduct from the scheduled date of commencement of the campaign.’ In a separate press release on Thursday night, the Chief Returning Officer for DUCSU elections said that candidates participating in the elections will not be able to campaign in the halls or campus from August 21 to 25. Candidates will be able to participate in the campaign from August 26. If they campaign during this period, it will be considered a violation of the DUCSU election code of conduct. At the same time, disciplinary action will be taken against them.
Today, it was seen on a tour of the Dhaka University campus that the official campaign has not yet started. However, candidates from different panels exchanged greetings with students after the Friday prayers. There, they made various promises to solve the students’ crisis.
However, billboards and banners of social and cultural activities of some panels were seen in front of Kala Bhavan, DUCSU Bhavan, and the Central Library. In view of this, instructions have been given to remove them from the office of the Chief Returning Officer.
The primary candidate list for the DUCSU and Hall Sangsad elections was published on Thursday. According to the list, 462 valid candidates will contest for 28 posts in DUCSU and 1,108 in Hall Sangsad. The nomination papers of 47 candidates in DUCSU and one in Hall Sangsad have been rejected. The rejected candidates can appeal by August 23.
According to the preliminary list, 48 candidates will contest for the posts of Vice President (VP), 19 for General Secretary (GS) and 28 for Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in DUCSU this time. However, this number may decrease or increase in the final list.
According to the schedule, the last time for withdrawal of nomination papers is 1 pm on August 25. The final list of candidates will be published at 4 pm on August 26.
