JCD, left-leaning bodies, quota reform activists declare panels for DUCSU polls
Opposition BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the left-leaning student organisations and quota reform movement activists on Monday announced their respective panels for Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) polls slated for 11 March.
Mostafizur Rahman, Anisur Rahman Khondokar and Khorshed Alam Sohel have been named as JCD's vice president (VP), general secretary (GS) and assistant general secretary (AGS) candidates respectively.
The student body's DU unit president Al Mehedi Talukder and general secretary Abul Bashar Siddique announced their panel at a press briefing at Madhu's Canteen in the afternoon.
The other candidates of the panel are liberation war affairs secretary Jafrul Hasan Nadim, science and technology affairs secretary Maksudur Rahman, common room and cafeteria affairs secretary Quaneta Islam, international affairs secretary Ashraful Islam Uzzal, literary secretary Minhaz Ahmed Prince, cultural secretary Quaiyum Ul Islam, sports secretary Moniruzzaman Mamum, students' transport secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Chowdhury and social service affairs secretary Touhidul Islam.
The panel's member candidates are Habibul Bashar, Arif Hossain, Iqbal Hossain, Sahab Uddin, Mahmudul Hasan, Safayat Hasnain Sabit, Tanvir Azadi Sakib, Sultan Md Salauddin Siddik, Md Shariful Islam, Imam Al Naser Mishuk and Alamgir Hossain.
General Students' Rights Protection Platform (Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Sangrokkhon Parishad), which led the quota reform movement last year, has picked Nurul Haque Nur, Md Rashed Khan and Faruk Hossain as their candidates for the posts of vice-president, general secretary and assistant general secretary respectively.
The platform declared their panel nominating candidates for 17 out of 25 posts.
They will announce the full panel for central union and hall unions within Monday, said the leaders.
Other members of the panel are liberation war affairs secretary Nazmul Huda, secretary of common room and cafeteria affairs secretary Sheikh Emilee Jamal, international affairs secretary Habibullah Belali, literary secretary Akram Hossain, cultural secretary Nahid Islam, sports secretary Mamunur Rashid Mamun, students' transport secretary Razibul Islam and social service affairs secretary Aktar Hossain.
The panel's member candidates are Umme Kulsum Bonya, Raiyan Abdullah, Sab Al Masani, Imran Hossain and Shariar Alam Sumya.
Left-leaning student bodies under the umbrella of Progressive Students' Alliance and Anti-imperialism Students' Unity jointly nominated Chhatra Union general secretary Liton Nandi for VP, Chhatra Federation's Umme Habiba Benzeer for GS and Samajtantrik Chhatra Front's DU unit vice-president Sadekul Islam Sadik for AGS.
They picked candidates for all other posts and hall union.
Naming their candidates at a press briefing at Madhu’s Canteen on Monday, its leaders said they will press home their six-point demand, including setting the poll stations in academic buildings instead of residential halls.
Other members of the panel are liberation war affairs secretary Rajib Kanti Roy, science and technology affairs secretary Ulul Amar Talukder, common room and cafeteria affairs secretary Suhail Ahmed Shuvo, international affairs secretary Mim Arafat Manab, literary secretary Rajib Das, cultural secretary Fahad Hasan Adnan, sports secretary Shuvra Nil Roy, students' transport secretary Hasib Muhammad Ashik and social service affairs secretary Foisal Mahmud.
The panel's member candidates are Moinul Islam Tuhin, Aminul Islam, Amzad Hossain, Afnan Akhter, Mitramoy, Salman Farsi, Rahatil Rahat, Armanul Haque, Jesan Arka Marandi, Manisha Akhter, Mahir Farhan Khan, Udoy Nafis and Pratnapratim Mehedi.
