DUCSU elections Tuesday: Silence on campus, storm on social media

The Dhaka University campus is eerily quiet ahead of Tuesday’s, September 9, Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Hall Union elections, as the official election code of conduct halted all campaigning midnight past Sunday. The usual buzz of posters, processions, and loudspeaker speeches has given way to hushed debates in tea stalls, dormitory corridors, and academic halls, where students are now engaged in intense speculation about the outcome. With 39,875 students eligible to vote, including 11,341 new undergraduates from the last two academic years and 10,730 master’s students, the election is seen as a crucial barometer of student sentiment in the country’s premier university. The religious composition of the electorate stands at 35,737 Muslim students and 4,138 from minority...