The High Court has cleared the way for holding elections to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election slated for Mar 11.
The court said the schedule for DUCSU election will remain as it is.
The HC bench of justices Syed Refaat Ahmed and Md Iqbal Kabir said this on Monday (Feb 24) while hearing a petition filed by Fahmida Mazid, a postgraduate student of international relations department and female student affairs secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) central executive committee.
The court also ordered the DUCSU polls’ chief returning officer to dispose of the application of Fahmida Mazid for the inclusion of her name in the voter list and her candidacy within 24 hours.
The court issued a rule ordering the university administration to explain why the announcement of schedule without including the petitioner’s name in the voter list should not be declared illegal.
DU vice-chancellor, proctor and chief returning officer have been asked to respond within two weeks.
On Sunday (Feb 24), Fahmida Mazid filed a petition seeking a stay on DUCSU election. She also challenged the authorities’ decision to exclude her from the voter list.
Barrister Ruhul Kuddus stood for the petitioner while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam represented DU.