Left-leaning student panels boycott JUCSU polls over alleged irregularities

Four left-leaning and progressive student panels have rejected the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) and hall union elections, citing irregularities. They have demanded a fresh election through a fair and acceptable process. The announcement was made on behalf of the four panels on Thursday evening at the university’s transport yard by Shoron Ehsan, general secretary candidate from the Sampriti Oikya panel backed by a faction of the Bangladesh Students’ Union. The boycott was supported by Chhatra Union (faction), Sampriti Oikya, Shongshoptok Parshad, Shwotontro Ongikar Parishad, and the Socialist Students’ Front panels. In his statement, Shoron said: “The credibility of the entire election has been called into question. A fair JUCSU election has been our lifelong demand.” “The students of...