Sorbo Mitra Chakma, candidate of the “Oikyojot Shikkharthi” panel backed by Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has won the position of Executive Member in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections with a landslide. He received 8,998 votes.
The results were officially declared on Wednesday at 8:30am by the Chief Returning Officer, Professor Dr. Md. Jasim Uddin, at the Senate Building.
Meanwhile, in the contest for Vice President (VP), Abu Sadiq Kayem, also from the Shibir-backed alliance, secured a sweeping victory with 14,042 votes. His closest rival, Abidul Islam Khan of the Chhatra Dal panel, managed only 5,708 votes.
However, Abidul Islam Khan and Umama Fatema rejected the results, alleging widespread irregularities. Abdul Kader also voiced sharp criticism, accusing the authorities of election rigging.
According to the final tally, Shibir-backed candidate S. M. Forhad topped the General Secretary (GS) race with 10,794 votes. His nearest competitor, Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim of Chhatra Dal, earned 5,283 votes, while left-leaning Meghmallar Basu received 4,949 votes. Abu Bakar Majumdar of the Anti-Discrimination Panel secured 845 votes, and independent candidate Ashiqur Rahman finished last with just 77.
For the position of Assistant General Secretary (AGS), Md. Mohiuddin Khan claimed victory with 11,772 votes, leaving behind Chhatra Dal’s Tanvir Al Hadi Maeed, who polled 5,064.
The vote counting began late Tuesday night around 2:00am While Forhad dominated almost all halls with a comfortable margin, he received only 5 votes in Jagannath Hall. There, left-backed Meghmallar Basu secured 1,170 votes, and Chhatra Dal’s Hamim managed 398.
Earlier on Tuesday, voting was held from 8 a.m. to 4:00pm across eight centers on campus, with 810 booths set up for the DUCSU and hall union elections. The total voter roll listed 39,874 students, including 18,959 from five female dormitories and 20,915 from thirteen male dormitories.
Altogether, 471 candidates contested for DUCSU’s 28 posts. In addition, 1,035 candidates competed for 234 hall union posts across 18 halls, meaning students cast votes for a total of 41 different positions.
