Staff Reporter :
Dhaka University will hold elections to its Central Students Union popularly known as DUCSU on March 11–after nearly three decades–Vice chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Voting will be held between 8am and 2pm for DUCSU and Hall Unions” says the notice.
Before the announcement, the vice-chancellor met hall provosts and an advisory council on DUCSU polls.
DUCSU was formed a year after Dhaka University was established in 1921. Dhaka University’s student leaders were at the forefront of the Language Movement and the Independence Movement.
Though DUCSU elections are to be held every year, there have only been six since independence.
The last election was held on Jun 6, 1990. Though efforts were made several times, no election has been organised since then.
On Jan 17 of this year, the High Court settled a six-year-old rule on the issue, ordering DUCSU elections to be held within six months.
