Crowds gather at Dhaka University gates amid DUCSU vote counting, rival panels trade blame

Crowds have gathered at the entrances of Dhaka University as the counting of votes in the DUCSU election continues. Police have barred outsiders from entering due to election restrictions, leaving crowds waiting outside. Although their identities could not be confirmed, candidates backed by BNP’s Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Jamaat-e-Islami’s student front Islami Chhatra Shibir accused each other of mobilising party activists at the gates. JCD’s vice-president candidate Abidul Islam Khan alleged that Jamaat activists had taken up positions at Nilkhet, Shahbagh and Chankharpul. On the other hand, Shibir panel’s general secretary candidate SM Farhad accused BNP and JCD men of guarding nine points around the campus. Voting in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election took place from...