The Left Alliance has announced its panel for the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, placing Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi and Meghmallar Bosu in the key leadership positions.
Emi, who previously served as Vice President of Shamsunnahar Hall, will contest for the central Vice President (VP) post, while Dhaka University unit president of Bangladesh Students’ Union Meghmallar Bosu will run for the General Secretary (GS) position.
The announcement came on Monday at the Chief Returning Officer’s office in the Senate Building, where Revolutionary Students’ Unity central general secretary Jabir Ahmed Jubel formally introduced the panel. Jubel himself will contest for the post of Assistant General Secretary (AGS).
According to the declaration, the alliance is composed of Bangladesh Students’ Union, Socialist Students’ Front, Revolutionary Students’ Unity, Students’ Council, Students-Youth Movement, Hill Students’ Council, Democratic Students’ Platform, and general students.
From the alliance, Mozammel Haque, convener of Dhaka University unit of Socialist Students’ Front, has been nominated for the position of Liberation War and Democratic Movements Affairs Secretary. Other candidate names for remaining posts will be revealed in a press conference on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir has also announced its full 28-member panel, with former DU unit president Sadiq Kayem running for VP and current DU unit president SM Forhad contesting for GS.
The BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), however, has yet to finalize its panel, with only three leaders submitting nomination forms for the VP post before the deadline.
As per the election schedule, DUCSU voting will take place on September 9. The last date for submission of nomination forms was August 19, while scrutiny is set for August 20, followed by publication of the preliminary candidates’ list on August 21. The deadline for withdrawal of candidacy is August 25, and the final candidate list will be published on August 26.
