JUCSU CEC hopes to release results by night

The Election Commission hopes to announce the results of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) and hall union polls by Friday night. Chief Election Commissioner Md Moniruzzaman told reporters at the Senate Building on Friday: “We hope to finish counting and announce the results tonight. We cannot give an exact time.” Earlier in the day, polling officer and Fine Arts teacher Jannatul Ferdous died while on duty. Vote counting was suspended for a while due to the incident, as well as for Friday prayers and lunch, before resuming. Nearly 24 hours after the polls closed, the results of the JUCSU elections have yet to be announced. In the evening, students staged a sit-in in front of the Senate Bhaban...