BGCS refuses to boycott polls, says ‘bad vote’ better than ‘No JUCSU’

The Bangladesh Ganatantric Chhatra Sangha (BGCS) has said it will not boycott the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election, arguing that even a “flawed” vote is preferable to having no election at all. At an emergency press conference on campus at 1:30am on Friday, front-line student leaders of the July Uprising-affiliated group outlined their position on the election. They alleged that the administration and Election Commission had attempted to obstruct the election at every step. Despite these efforts, nearly 8,000 students cast their votes. The BGCS said they will respect the voters and accept the results, regardless of the outcome. The leaders said, “After all that has happened, even a bad election is better than 33 years of ‘No...