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Elections in Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) in Dhaka University are expected to take place on 9 September 2025, which is the first major electoral decision marking student politics in Bangladesh after the July Revolution which ousted Sheikh Hasina and her party, the Awami League from power in 2024. [2] [3]
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Declaration of the schedule | 29 July 2025 |
| Publication of drafted voter list | 30 July 2025 |
| Last date for descent over the drafted voter list | 6 August 2025 |
| Publication of final voter list | 11 August 2025 |
| Deadline for nomination papers distribution | 12–18 August 2025 |
| Last date for the nomination papers submission | 19 August 2025 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 20 August 2025 |
| Publication of primary candidacy list | 21 August 2025 |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | 25 August 2025 |
| Publication of final candidacy list | 26 August 2025 |
| Date of poll | 9 September 2025 |
| Date of counting of votes | 9 September 2025 |
The July Revolution ousted Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League government on 5 August 2024, resulting in the end of the 15-year-long domination of Bangladesh Chhatra League in Dhaka University. This resulted a push from various student organizations for reforms and further elections in DUCSU, which is often known as the second parliament of Bangladesh. [4] [5]
The previous DUCSU election, held on 11 March 2019, elected Nurul Haq Nur of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad, Golam Rabbani and Saddam Hussain of BCL as the vice-president, the general secretary and the additional general secretary of DUCSU, respectively. The 25-member central committee of DUCSU was heavily dominated by BCL affiliated representatives. [6] After which, DUCSU elections were not held for the past few years. [7]
On 8 August 2025, hundreds of students under the banner of 'general students' came out of the halls of DU protesting against the declaration of hall committees by the Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal. The protesters demanded prohibitions on hall-based politics in the campus, which the university authorities reportedly agreed. Students organizations expressed mixed views over the incident, with some claiming this an attempt to establish "prohibition on hall politics" as a "populist demand" ahead of the polls. [8] Later in a meeting with the vice-chancellor Niaz Ahmed Khan, most of the student organizations, except Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad and Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, supported continuing hall-based politics. [9]
On the first day of the nomination papers collection, a student named Zulias Cizar Talukder secured a paper for VP candidacy, which sparked controversy as he previously served as general secretary of Salimullah Muslim Hall from the Chhatra League panel in 2019 election. [10] [11] Later, he was removed from the voter list at the request of Salimullah Hall authorities, citing "allegations of student harassment" during the Awami League regime. [12]
Five panels are expected to dominate the election, Chhatrashibir-led panel, Chhatra Sangsad-led panel, Chatradal-led panel, Umama Fatema-led independent panel & Sheikh Tasnim Afroze Emi-led leftist panel. [13] According to Prothom Alo , these panels tried to present them as "inclusive" by filling a large number of female & minority candidates. [14]
| Panel name | Vice President | Organization(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Secretary | |||
| Assistant General Secretary | |||
| United Students' Alliance [15] [16] | Shadik Kayem | Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir | |
| SM Farhad | |||
| Mohiuddin Khan | |||
| Anti-discrimination Students' Council [17] | Abdul Kader | Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad | |
| Abu Baker Mazumder | |||
| Ashrefa Khatun | |||
| Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal [18] | Md Abidul Islam Khan | Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal | |
| Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim | |||
| Tanvir Al Hadi Mayed | |||
| Independent Students' Unity [19] | Umama Fatema | Independent | |
| Al Sadi Bhuiyan | |||
| Jahid Ahmed | |||
| Pratirodh Parshad [16] | Sheikh Tasnim Afroze Emi | ||
| Meghmallar Basu | Bangladesh Students' Union | ||
| Md. Jabir Ahmed Jubel | Revolutionary Students Unity of Bangladesh | ||
| DUCSU For Change [16] | Bin Yamin Molla | Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad | |
| Sabina Yasmin | |||
| Rakibul Islam | |||
| Conscious Students' Council [15] [16] | Yasin Arafat | Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh | |
| Khairul Ahsan Marzan | |||
| Saif Mohammad Alauddin | |||
| Integrated Student's Council [16] [20] | Jalaluddin Muhammad Khalid | Swadhin Bangladesh Chhatra Sangsad | |
| Md. Mahin Sarkar | National Citizen Party (expelled) | ||
| Fateha Sharmin Anny | Laxmipur District Students Welfare Society | ||
| Unvanquished 71–Impressible 24 [21] | Md. Naim Hasan | ||
| Enamul Hasan Ayon | |||
| Aditi Islam | |||
In addition, Sanjida Ahmed Tonni, who was injured in the 2024 mass uprising, took nomination for the post of Research and Publication Secretary. In support of her, the Chatradal-led panel, "Pratirodh Parshad" and "Unvanquished 71–Impressible 24" did not fill any candidate for the post and endorsed her. [22] [21]
