JCD stages protests near DU VC’s office seeking election delay
The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has staged a sit-in protest in front of Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor’s office, demanding a three-month delay to the DU Central Students’ Union and hall union elections.
That is part of the BNP’s student wing’s seven-point list of demands.
About 150 activists of the Chhatra Dal marched from
Madhu’s Canteen to the VC’s office around 12pm on Sunday. They then took up positions in front of the office and chanted slogans.
“We have spoken to the VC several times but he has not accepted any of our demands. So we have decided to continue our street protests until our demands are met,” said Bashar Siddiqui, general secretary of the DU unit of Chhatra Dal.
Chhatra Dal Central General Secretary Akramul Hassan and DU Unit President Al-Mehedi Talukder also joined the protest. The administration locked the doors to the VC’s office prior to the activists’ arrival.
The seven-point list of demands also includes the use of academic buildings as polling centres instead of the student halls, ensuring the co-existence of all student organisations on the campus before the election, the cancellation of the age limit for candidates and allowing all registered members of DUCSU.
