History
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. [5] [6]
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. [7] After which, DUCSU elections were not held for the past few years. [8]
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 on the campus, which the university authorities reportedly agreed. Student organizations expressed mixed views over the incident, with some claiming this as an attempt to establish "prohibition on hall politics" as a "populist demand" ahead of the polls. [9] 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. [10]
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 the 2019 election. [11] [12] 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. [13]
| 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 | 9-10 September 2025 |
Reactions
In the wake of the results, On 10 September at 3:30am (BST), Umama Fatema announced a boycott of the polls, claiming it to be "a completely shameless, rigged election". [29] The Chhatra Dal backed panel's Vice-president candidate, Md Abidul Islam Khan followed suit, terming the result as "planned fraud". [30] However, his panel's General Secretary candidate, Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim, accepted the result, while referring to "some irregularities". [30]
Following the victory of Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel in the major three posts, the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan posted on their Facebook page congratulating the organisation. [31] However, the post was later deleted. [32]
Following the Islami Chhatra Shibir candidates being elected, the Chairman of the Indian Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, expressed his concerns regarding "an Islamist campus" and the "future fundamentalist South Asia". [33] Bangladesh Students' Union backed General Secretary candidate, Meghmallar Basu, criticized his remarks claiming it to be "fueling the far-right in Bangladesh", accusing him of unintentionally serving as a public relations agent for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. [34]
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