Protest for fresh DUCSU polls continues

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Bangla Tribune Report
Published : 16:52, Mar 18, 2019 | Updated : 17:35, Mar 18, 2019

Students have vowed to continue the protest until the DU Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhateruzzaman meets with them.Students of Dhaka University have continued their protest demanding a re-run of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls, on the university's campus.
On Monday, several hundred students—including activists and supporters of different panels who boycotted the DUCSU polls— brought out a procession.
It left from the base of Raju Sculpture around 12:30pm and its members chanted slogans for fresh DUCSU polls as it crossed the campus.
Later, they arrived in front of the vice-chancellor's office and began a "sit-in" progamme.
They have vowed to continue the protest until the DU Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhateruzzaman meets with them.
“We won’t leave here until the VC speaks to us,” said Umme Habina Benzir, who was teh vice presidential candidate from Bangladesh Student Federation.
The Mar 11 DUCSU polls, held for the first time in 28 years, were marred by allegations of irregularities.
All panels, except that of Awami League's student affiliate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), boycotted the elections, on allegation of rigging and irregularities.
BCL’s panel dominated the polls but their vice presidential candidate was defeated by quota reform leader Nurul Haq Nur.

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