BNP-aligned teachers call for fresh JUCSU election

BNP-leaning teachers at Jahangirnagar University have described the JUCSU election as a “farce” and demanded fresh balllot. They alleged that “falsehood and propaganda” were used to corner the BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal even before voting began. They accused several election commission members for being aligned with a political group. In a statement on Friday night, the university’s Jatiyatabadi Teachers’ Forum said: “This particular political party may utter the name of the Creator in words, but for the sake of winning an election they did not refrain from committing sins like falsehood.” The demand came a day after Chhatra Dal boycotted the polls midway on Thursday, citing widespread irregularities and fraud. They also staged several demonstrations on campus demanding cancellation of...