JUCSU polls: Doubts over transparency as no indelible ink being used

Voting in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JACSU) elections is underway peacefully but candidates have expressed concerns over transparency as indelible ink is not being used in most halls. Many voters said that despite repeated complaints, polling officials did not arrange the use of ink to mark voters’ fingers which is commonly used to prevent multiple voting. Kamrul Hasan, a candidate for the executive member post of a hall committee, said, “Many are mistakenly voting for only one instead of three on the ballot paper as no proper instructions were given. There is no ink, no voter photos, and no monitoring from the administration. We cannot tell who has voted and who hasn’t. I am also worried about security...